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I have just greased my rear suspension yesterday. I took the stub axil assembly apart, replaced seals and cleaned bearings up in solvent. I found a little evidence of moisture in there. I think the water in there came from all the deep puddles and small streams when driving in the country. I decided to install greasers in the assembly by drilling, tapping and placing the greaser nipples. Before I installed the bearings back, I worked the grease into the needles and ball bearings. After I put everything together I pumped grease into the assembly with a grease gun until it got a little hard to pump, this way, positive pressure is inside the housing, pushing, so the moisture will not enter if the wheels happen to be under water. Funny, no grease oozed out at all out of the seals, good seals. I used high pressure - high temp lithium based boat trailer grease. I did this on some cars that did not have greasers and that was the last time I ever changed bearings. Even though I live around Southern California, I do not have limits of when or where I drive, when there are puddles or small flooding , I do not hesitate so I have to make my wheels better. LEON MARTINEZ 1969 SQUAREBACK EFI/AUTO SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe