Bearing packer...?
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Fast Orange
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They work pretty well.Keep it in a zip-lock when not in use.Make sure the grease you use is rated for wheel bearing/disc brake applications-most general purpose greases in cartridges aren't.
George
George
Fast Orange said:They work pretty well.Keep it in a zip-lock when not in use.Make sure the grease you use is rated for wheel bearing/disc brake applications-most general purpose greases in cartridges aren't.
George
OK. Got Mobil 1 synthetic. Says "wheel bearings" on the front, so I guess I'm good to go.
kartracer55
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Yeah but keep in mind, not all manufacturers use the same type of wheel bearing grease. Read the service manual for the specific type. I belive the grease used in ford bearings doesnt agree with the stuff in GM bearings, so if you want to repack them, they need to be perfectly clean. You gotta use brakekleen or something along those lines.
Jim
Jim
Lubrication is one issue. Proper adjustment is just as important. Oh and wash out the new bearings before you pack them. They will have flakes from the cage from when it was assembled at the factory. The only bearings you can use right of the box are sealed or shielded types. We talking tappered roller here.
sberry
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I didnt care for the double funnel steel thing, I bought the plastic self contained plastic press packer, about 30$ and its a super tool, works very well.
Papawswrench
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I have a very old press packer from Snap-on . Any suggestions on how to clean it up - I haven't used it in 2-3 years .
4lug39
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4lug39
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Sorry about the size of the pic. I promise on my side they are really small.
I bought one of those funnel things too but the grease tends to ooze out from between the bearing and the funnel first rather than the from the rollers. I'm now trying to decide which brand of the hand-packer tool (like the one 4lug39 posted) to get, KD or Lisle?
By "double funnel", I think you mean one like I attached. I have one and it works well. I also like to wear nitrile gloves, place a blob of grease in the palm, work the grease between the rollers by pressing the bearing down in a scooping motion (hand packing). Almost like ***. 
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I ended up going with the Lisle like the one posted above. Worked well. I guess the only downside is I now have the packer still sitting there with the remaning grease still in it.
I think you have the bearing upside down. Try flipping it around the other way.
Charles (in GA)
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I have one that looks exactly like this one, down to the ribs on the bottom that are designed to fit vise jaws.
http://www.kd-tools.com/2775.htm
I think I bought mine from Snap-On and probably paid three prices, but that was several years ago. This thing is the cats meow for bearing packing. I use Amsoil moly fortified synthetic grease for everything, and never had had a bearing failure using moly grease (synthetic or not) for the past 30 years.
I use my arbor press to squeeze it. You can stand on it (make sure dirt off your shoe doesn't fall in it, cover it with a rag) or you can lean on it (very slow however) or turn it sideways in a vise (I know BMWpower has lots of those).
Charles
http://www.kd-tools.com/2775.htm
I think I bought mine from Snap-On and probably paid three prices, but that was several years ago. This thing is the cats meow for bearing packing. I use Amsoil moly fortified synthetic grease for everything, and never had had a bearing failure using moly grease (synthetic or not) for the past 30 years.
I use my arbor press to squeeze it. You can stand on it (make sure dirt off your shoe doesn't fall in it, cover it with a rag) or you can lean on it (very slow however) or turn it sideways in a vise (I know BMWpower has lots of those).
Charles
Charles (in GA)
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Gives the grease a little flavor too! LOL
Do you use Columbian or Arabica? LOL
Coffee can is good idea. We have lots of them at work I can get. I use them for storing plastic caps and plugs, mixed hose clamps, roloc discs, etc.
Charles
Wow you guys are fast! 
Stephen, unlike the one in the video mine is a cheap plastic one from Autozone so no wonder it doesn't seal well. I do place the bearing correctly with the narrow end on top just like the funnel shape.
KD and Lisle hand-packers are about the same both in function and price and that's what I'm trying to decide between. As for the left over grease, just keep it covered until you need to use it next time. Instead of it sitting in the tub it's sitting in the bearing packer ready for use next time
Stephen, unlike the one in the video mine is a cheap plastic one from Autozone so no wonder it doesn't seal well. I do place the bearing correctly with the narrow end on top just like the funnel shape.
KD and Lisle hand-packers are about the same both in function and price and that's what I'm trying to decide between. As for the left over grease, just keep it covered until you need to use it next time. Instead of it sitting in the tub it's sitting in the bearing packer ready for use next time
speed bump
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I just put the lid back on it until the next time, I haven't had a problem with it at all. I think mines a Lisle and probably one of the best time savers as far as tools go that I have ever found.
nissan_crawler
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I also like to wear nitrile gloves, place a blob of grease in the palm, work the grease between the rollers by pressing the bearing down in a scooping motion (hand packing). Almost like ***.
x2. By the time you put the bearings in the packer, put the packer in something, compress the packer, than clean up excess grease, I can have my bearings done by hand. Sling the extra grease back in the pail, throw your gloves away, and you're done. We have high dollar packers at work that clamp the bearing down using hydraulic pressure from the grease, so it's all automatic, and I still don't even bother using them.
Some of our planes have 12 wheel bearings, and I can do them in 5 minutes easily.
Also, clean your bearings off after they come out of the solvent tank. Solvent is meant to break the stuff down. Spray the solvent out with brake clean or some alcohol or something.
eschoendorff
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Same here... I just use a gloved hand and press the blobbed grease into the bearing. If I had to do the job on a regular basis, I may invest in a bearing packer. As it is, thought, the old manual method works for me.
chammyman
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by hand for small bearings, on the trucks I just used the grease plant to fire grease into the outer race, then a bit on the rollers work it round shove it in. Job jobbed.