Wheel bearings with side plastic inserts
Discussion
For fitting to a TVR wedge.
We have two styles of Ford rear wheel bearing available, one like this:
and the older style that has no plastic inserts so you can see the ball races.
Does anyone know with the new style do we fit and grease and then fit the plastic sides? Or are the side bits just for show?
After fitting and before installing teh stub axle we have two outer grease seals that are installed as well.
We have two styles of Ford rear wheel bearing available, one like this:
and the older style that has no plastic inserts so you can see the ball races.
Does anyone know with the new style do we fit and grease and then fit the plastic sides? Or are the side bits just for show?
After fitting and before installing teh stub axle we have two outer grease seals that are installed as well.
Well we have some over in the wedge forum, with plastic covers and no lube, and a mechanic has just said that the plastic covers are for transit protection, they are removed when fitted and the bearing is then greased.
It should be quite obvious when a ball race bearing is dry,without looking inside, when you rotate a greased bearing it's quiet and there's some viscous drag, whereas a dry one rattles (before fitting) and rotates freely.
It should be quite obvious when a ball race bearing is dry,without looking inside, when you rotate a greased bearing it's quiet and there's some viscous drag, whereas a dry one rattles (before fitting) and rotates freely.
Well that is different to what you said above, you said no plastic insert/cover & visible bearings or plastic covers & do you remove the covers to grease them.
Ok, so I will start again & instead of covering 2 types of bearing I will talk about all 3.
No plastic cover - This is how bearings came 20/30 years ago & is probably an "original pattern" bearing for the car, these should be greased before fitting.
Removable plastic cover - This is how they cam next & it is a transit cover as you say, these should be greased before fitting also.
Non-removable plastic covers - This is how bearings have come for the last 20 + years & you do NOT remove the covers or grease them before fitting.
Ok, so I will start again & instead of covering 2 types of bearing I will talk about all 3.
No plastic cover - This is how bearings came 20/30 years ago & is probably an "original pattern" bearing for the car, these should be greased before fitting.
Removable plastic cover - This is how they cam next & it is a transit cover as you say, these should be greased before fitting also.
Non-removable plastic covers - This is how bearings have come for the last 20 + years & you do NOT remove the covers or grease them before fitting.
Thanks.
It isn't different to what _I_ said though, it was Mr 227bhp who mentioned the later type.
As they are originally granada/consul bearings it's highly unlikely they have been redesigned in the last 20 years, so the pregreased variety with non-removable shields probably won't apply.
It isn't different to what _I_ said though, it was Mr 227bhp who mentioned the later type.
As they are originally granada/consul bearings it's highly unlikely they have been redesigned in the last 20 years, so the pregreased variety with non-removable shields probably won't apply.
Edited by adam quantrill on Friday 15th February 11:19
The bearing youve shown in the pic is a one piece outer double taper roller inner which would come pregreased and assembled for pressing in and is the type fitted to present model Fiesta and Focus.
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You say your axle is as originally fitted to Granada/Consul which I presume is MK1 as the MK2 was only badged as Granada the Consul name was dropped, this vehicle would have been fitted with indepentdent rear suspension with cv jointed driveshafts. This type of arrangement would have been fitted with inner and outer equal sized taper roller bearings and inner and outer seals in the hub assemblies.
Sardonicus says any Cortina Escort Capri he worked on had sealed bearing, but they were all live rear axles with a single sealed ball bearing pressed onto the halfshaft.
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You say your axle is as originally fitted to Granada/Consul which I presume is MK1 as the MK2 was only badged as Granada the Consul name was dropped, this vehicle would have been fitted with indepentdent rear suspension with cv jointed driveshafts. This type of arrangement would have been fitted with inner and outer equal sized taper roller bearings and inner and outer seals in the hub assemblies.
Sardonicus says any Cortina Escort Capri he worked on had sealed bearing, but they were all live rear axles with a single sealed ball bearing pressed onto the halfshaft.
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