cleaning grease from hubs

[clarkray]

Hi Andrew,my sand blaster had an easy solution.He got large washers to cover the bore and seal and ran a bolt thru and tighten it so no sand would get into it.

[andrew honychurch]

it did think of that, but I wanted to clean out the races and put new seals in anyway. There seemed a lot of grease on the wheels themselves so new seals would be an advantage I think.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by clarkray

He got large washers to cover the bore and seal and ran a bolt thru and tighten it so no sand would get into it.

Good tip, grease or no grease, you will want to protect your bearing races from the effects of sand blasting.

H.

[andrew honychurch]

oh I quite agree. I have taken all the races and cups out. What you see in the photo is the edge that the cups drive up against. This way I should have no sand at all once I have cleaned them once more and blown them out. Well hopefully less than driving in the western desert may have ingested.