Replacing my rear bearings and cups from a 1959 Ford school bus. The outer race is a Bower and it looks great! No idea how many miles are on it. The rear end is an Eaton oil bath and my question is do you need to pack the bearings with axel grease before install?

@BowerBearings

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike- Glad to hear those Bower Bearings are holding up well. Since the rear end is an oil bath system, the bearings will be lubricated by oil during operation. Typically, for an oil bath system used in heavy duty applications, you do not need to pack the bearings with grease during installation. We recommend taking a small dab of grease on a clean rag and lightly applying a thin coating on the bearing/rollers. This will prevent metal on metal contact during installation and initial operation. Thank you.

What if your truck is only a single nut application but it's a 18 wheeler over the road? Your saying only local bread trucks are single nuts?

@BowerBearings

Жыл бұрын

We find the style of retention nut used usually comes down to the preference of the fleet or operator. The dual nut system is likely the most commonly used in over the road trucking, but we encounter all retention nut styles used in all applications. Single nut set-ups are growing in popularity though.

@twotymer4458

8 ай бұрын

​@@BowerBearingsYou didn't answer the question.