What is general consensus on greasing front knuckles and inner knuckle seal , the one CV axle rides in?
Was thinking 1/8 full (got to leave room for the bearing) of quality marine water resistant grease.
Or - should I put the bearing (attach hub) and fill the void?
Or would just the slim coating be more appropriate?
Ok to put some around speed sensor or avoid greasing particular area?
When I recently pulled my front hubs on 2010 I only had tiny speckle of white grease left on the outer non sensing side of the speed sensor. My old bearings were still kind of OK but seals were pretty much toast and rusted with bearing seal having most integrity left, knuckle seal dry and somewhat damaged and CV axle so called dust seals were pretty much destroyed and likely caused damage to knuckle seals.
Most talk about bearing and knuckle seals but from my experience in the rust belt I would not skip CV Dust Seal part # 90304-94001 because if that one goes it would sure take the knuckle seal with it. May not seem like an important seal at first but only to the point, see below - after pulling rubber with pliers below shows what I was able to knock out of outer axles
Was thinking 1/8 full (got to leave room for the bearing) of quality marine water resistant grease.
Or - should I put the bearing (attach hub) and fill the void?
Or would just the slim coating be more appropriate?
Ok to put some around speed sensor or avoid greasing particular area?
When I recently pulled my front hubs on 2010 I only had tiny speckle of white grease left on the outer non sensing side of the speed sensor. My old bearings were still kind of OK but seals were pretty much toast and rusted with bearing seal having most integrity left, knuckle seal dry and somewhat damaged and CV axle so called dust seals were pretty much destroyed and likely caused damage to knuckle seals.
Most talk about bearing and knuckle seals but from my experience in the rust belt I would not skip CV Dust Seal part # 90304-94001 because if that one goes it would sure take the knuckle seal with it. May not seem like an important seal at first but only to the point, see below - after pulling rubber with pliers below shows what I was able to knock out of outer axles
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