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On 15 Sep 2003 at 11:35, Aaron Clow wrote: > I don't know if this is possible, but I think whatever > grease was in there before, SEPARATED... There was a > black oil substance which leaked across the lengthwise > grooves on the axle, and then there was a totally > clear type of grease that was in the bearings... Not > much, but it was there. It was like it was two totally > different kinds of lubricant. Grease is a mixture of a substance known chemically as a soap and oil. It is intended to separate. The oil is the lubricant, the soap is just the carrier and dispenser. It's unusual to see this in a bearing that has been used, however, because the turning usually churns the mixture up rather constantly. If your car has been parked for a long time that is reasonable. You'll often find oil that is separating out of grease in its container. > Would you recommend that I take this completely apart > and re-do everything re:the bentley or can I just > repack it and put it back together again? Taking everything apart is a lot of work, and I never do it. The only real advantage is that you can clean everything well, polish up the sealing surfaces, and replace the seals. If everything looks clean I'd be VERY tempted to just push some good fresh grease in there, replace the outer seal, and put it all back together. Whatever you do, make sure that you get the axle nut torqued to 215 ft-lbs and install the cotter pin. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org