Greasing (or not) areas "past" locking nut (1 Viewer)

[ramangain]

Wrapping up a rain soaked front wheel bearing job, I have one general question.

After filling the hub/spindle area with greasy goodness and setting preload properly, is any additional grease applied to the axle/hub flange/grease cap area? FSM says nothing.

During disassembly, there was a layer of grease crud on the inside of the flange and grease cap. I don't know if this is a clue, or I'm just dense. I also suspect the valley where the snap ring sits may need a bit of gooey goodness ... or not?

 

[gatormark91]

I don't grease anything past the claw washer. It can throw off your torque values on the axle nuts and doesn't do anything

 

[Malleus]

For sure, the threads should be clean before any torque is applied. I always fill the grease cap with grease, but it's more from habit that best practices. Grease on the outer surfaces won't hurt, and definitely helps keep crud out, but only after the nuts are tightened. If you are in the torque and test drive and torque again crowd, grease after the second tightening. I'm in the tighten once and drive it crowd; that's the way the truck was built.

 

[ramangain]

All good, job done. So nice to get a stuck caliper piston loose too. Drives like a champ, ready for more towing!