Wheel Bearing Grease?

[Gary Stockton]

I've been reliably informed that this stuff is like gold for wheel bearings:

Sovereign Lubes Omega 57

Anyone used it or have any comments / observations on it?

Cheers

EDIT: Just been told it USED to be - apparently formula has changed, or Rumpelstiltskin has stopped saying whatever it was, or the Pixies went away, or something ....

 

[Chas]

Perhaps they couldn't source the Unicorn tears anymore

 

[Rob Cowell]

Gary. I think you've got a 120? Do you have plans to change or replenish bearing grease? Do you know the procedure for this. Having change a bearing a few months back I can't see how to do this without removing the hub. Which seems like quite a faff for a service operation.

 

[Gary Stockton]

After hearing Crispin's pain today I'm more interested in finding out what, of anything, can be done to look after these easily !

 

[Rob]

On sealed bearings you stuck with the grease you get from the manufacturer, on the 80 you change the grease every 30k miles (or a lot more often if your name is Chris or Rob) with the cheap stuff and they seem to last quite well. No need to worry about it then Gary, if I were you I would look into your air con issues

 

[Chris]

I just have a tub marked 'Wheel bearing grease' on it. Don't think it's won any awards or anything. Pretty sure it's for greasing wheel bearings.

Oh hang on - it says "Does not contain Unicorn tears" Ahh there you go then. It's just grease.


Chris

 

[Rob Cowell]

The bearings on a 120 aren't sealed by anything more than regular rotary shaft oil seals. Which in practice means the seals get a bit of grit in the, deteriorate and then all sorts gets in. But you can't get grease in without pulling the hub out. Which means almost removing the steering knuckle.

 

[Nuclear Chicken]

Front bearings are not really re-greasable. They have a seal either side to supposedly seal the bearing from water and muck, which, for the most part, they do. It's a factory built assembly with nothing to regrease. If it fails replace. More a PITA than technicaly difficult to do.