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Topic #70411 10 posts Started by fran
anyone knows how to lubricated the front wheels bearings??? biggrin.gif
you lubricate them by buying new wheel bearings.

2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
you can repack them with grease. But if you notice any noise from them; chances are they are shot and you need new ones. I recommend you change them soon before they damage the spindale which required replacing the hub.
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QUOTE (Hanyo @ Nov 3, 2009 - 9:48 PM) *
>you can repack them with grease. But if you notice any noise from them; chances are they are shot and you need new ones. I recommend you change them soon before they damage the spindale which required replacing the hub.

no, you can't they're ball bearings in plastic cage. actually they're not even supposed to be seperated from the races prior to installation. you press the bearings into place and thats it. you can try to add some grease but if they've ran out of grease then they're done for. its not like a roller bearing where you need to pull them apart and grease them every XXX miles.

2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
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QUOTE (Bitter @ Nov 3, 2009 - 9:15 PM) *
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QUOTE (Hanyo @ Nov 3, 2009 - 9:48 PM) *
>you can repack them with grease. But if you notice any noise from them; chances are they are shot and you need new ones. I recommend you change them soon before they damage the spindale which required replacing the hub.

no, you can't they're ball bearings in plastic cage. actually they're not even supposed to be seperated from the races prior to installation. you press the bearings into place and thats it. you can try to add some grease but if they've ran out of grease then they're done for. its not like a roller bearing where you need to pull them apart and grease them every XXX miles.


This.

Just replace them, they're sealed units.

1999 Celica GT
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QUOTE (Bitter @ Nov 3, 2009 - 7:15 PM) *
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QUOTE (Hanyo @ Nov 3, 2009 - 9:48 PM) *
>you can repack them with grease. But if you notice any noise from them; chances are they are shot and you need new ones. I recommend you change them soon before they damage the spindale which required replacing the hub.

no, you can't they're ball bearings in plastic cage. actually they're not even supposed to be seperated from the races prior to installation. you press the bearings into place and thats it. you can try to add some grease but if they've ran out of grease then they're done for. its not like a roller bearing where you need to pull them apart and grease them every XXX miles.



woops i must have gotten them confused with another car. I forgot the celica had a sealed unit.
Anyone know the part number for those bearing? front; left and rigth. (97 ss-I)
You can grease the bearings, use some high temp wheel bearing grease and spread it evenly across the metal balls.
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QUOTE (soulshadow @ Jan 11, 2010 - 11:06 AM) *
>You can grease the bearings, use some high temp wheel bearing grease and spread it evenly across the metal balls.

yes, but you'd have to press them apart to get at them laugh.gif and if you're going to press them apart you'll be replacing them. you can grease the new ones if they do not come greased.

2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
anyone has a wheel bearing loose, I´d need the measures of front bearing..

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