Just to follow-up here on a few interesting points; It may be coincidence, but the wheels we have on the Ranch Wagon are chrome reverse  ( to DLR's comment) and the wheels on my 56 Customline are Cragers. Guess it's time to address those bearings SOON!

Also, I would often ride with my wife when she took the Ranch Wagon out, but not every time. I never heard any noise or felt any vibration until the day that bearing failed when we were on our way to breakfast. We turned the car around and limped it home less then 1/4 mile. There was nothing left of it except for the center which I had to remove from the spindle shaft with a hammer and punch. I followed the steps in the video that was posted, but I think my mistake was not using high temperature wheelbearing grease for disk brakes.

Finally, when I went to install the new races in the rotor hub, the race spun in the seated position so it appears the rotor was trashed too. I'm getting a new one from NAPA today. Then I will be doing the other of the car. I can see grease on the back side of the wheel, but the rotor still turns true with no wobble so I am hoping it is okay. 

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

During my military time I somehow ended up with a large can of the old dark dark brown wheel bearing grease. I've used it for years. I can't get real confident about the thin red stuff you get today. Last year when I was getting the trailer ready for Bonneville and had to replace some brake shoes. The wheels were all turning fine and didn't show excessive heat BUT one outer bearing was showing heat damage on it. Outer was bad but the inner was perfect. Changed them both anyway and will surely check again next summer before any trips. See guys I actually do some maintenance before traveling. I don't do it all at the race track it just seems that way sometimes.



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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I bought a new enclosed trailer in 1997. The one thing I didn’t do was check the bearing grease. My first trip to Bonneville with it I checked the hub temp after 150 miles when I bought gas. They were hot to the touch.  I stopped about 75 miles to eat and checked again. Way to hot for me. Ate breakfast first then  started jacking up each wheel. Bearings looked ok and we’re made in Russia. I cleaned all the grease out and repacked each bearing with good high temp grease I carried. 25 years and they are still there and have never ran hot to the touch again. It was the grease.. 

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

THE QUALETY OF GREASE  IS A BIG FACTOR. LOTS OF WHEELBEARING GREASE IS JUNK,ESPECIALY HEAR ON THE WEST COAST

Sealed bearing have been around for years. They are pre greased at assembly and sealed. In the past they have been prone to failure. I've yet to see them for our cars but I'm sure they can be cross refrenced somewhere. I was just adding my opinion on not using them. Not a big deal anyway!

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Please point out where I've said anything about sealed bearings. You brought that up, not me, I've no idea what you're on about.

My dad was a multi million mile truck driver from the 30's up into the 60's. He had his way of doing everything but several places he worked would give him a truck that had a few months left and he would get a few years out of it. I tried to pay attention when we weren't fighting!



Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I've been doing mine every 10,000 miles since I started working on cars in the 60's, never have had a failure. In the early 70's I bought a  little bench mounted bearing packer from JC Whitney, put the bearing in and use a grease gun to force the grease in, so much easier and more efficient then doing it by hand. One of the best tools I have bought..

Nobody is suggesting these are sealed bearings so I'm not sure what your point is.

That's the problem it seems. Your reading comprehension is not up to snuff. How did you relate sealed to what the subject tech is being discussed?

You know, this is my own fault. I need to mind my own business  ...

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