Greasing rear trunnions/hub bearings

[daverclasper]

Hi. Have been doing mine about every 3000 miles and they take about 5/7 pumps of large gun before it comes out of hub inner side,  of hub/D.S seal.

Is this normal?, no evidence of it losing it/spraying around. Where does it go?.

Thanks, Dave  

 

Edited March 4, 2019 by daverclasper

[Pete Lewis]

Somewhere it says 4 pumps in the rear bearing,  but whats a 'pump' 

Amy excess leaves from the shaft seal you mention , and going the other way out through the outer oil seal and escapes into the grease catcher on the back plate and out via a drill hole to run down the back of the back plate just under the brg, housing  often  blocked.

So you get either a greasy shaft or slippery brake  shoes   !!

Pete

[daverclasper]

Cheers Pete. Always do it with drum off, so I can see if comes out of inner seal (it did this once) and clean off.

Where does it flay out?.

Dave 

[Pete Lewis]

   behind the  shoes  the  tin  catcher under the 4 back plate bolts  is shaped  with a channel to aid grease drain to the hole in the back plate 

   Pete

 

[daverclasper]

Cheers Pete.

Will look for that.

Dave