Wheel Bearing Inspection Items??
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I called up Beno and he took care of me by sticking it in a bag and charging my card. Easiest way, IMO 
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There's an inner and outer bearing. To repack the inner, you'll need a new grease seal. You should not have to take the bearing race out to repack your bearings.
Your outer bearing should fall right out with the thrust washer.
Your outer bearing should fall right out with the thrust washer.
No. Just push the shaft in a bit and access the bushing from the back of the hub.
There's both a bushing and a roller bearing supporting the shaft through the spindle. It's easy to push some grease through the bushing into the bearing by pushing the shaft and "CV-socket" into the hub again. Careful with the seal.
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From what I could see in the Slee grease tool write-up, there is no way you could properly grease that needle bearing with either removing it or using the Slee tool. You'd just be smearing it on the outside service. I'll need to purchase the tool as I don't like doing the job half ass.
Someone wrote up a way to get at it from the back side, search around.
If you decide to go ahead and do new bearings while your in there, we have a kit that includes everything you need including the thrust washers. $80/side. Obviously your bearings could be in fantastic shape and totally re-packable but keep our kit in mind if you have worn bearing, etc. Much cheaper than the dealer and identical parts 
When the shaft is pushed in from the outside, you get only to the backside of the flat (thin) brass bushing and to the exposed part of the shaft. The needle bearing is just behind the bushing and you should clearly see the needle marks in the grease on the shaft. The brass bushing is not very tight around the shaft - there is space. If you place grease around the shaft, outside the bushing, and press the shaft into the hub again (towards the outside), the grease is pressed into the spindle. When the seal contacts around the shaft, there is still a good cavity for 2 handfuls of grease -- and when you press the shaft further in, the cavity is reduced to near zero. If the grease does not come out around the seal, it has to go into the spindle. It's like a built-in grease pump. Try it and see for yourself.
Here is a good list of parts to consider "while your're in there"...
http://tlcfaq.com/main/2012/07/ft-wheel-bearing-brakes-refurb-parts-list/
I did a complete brake job / upgrade recently and also installed new wheel bearings as well. I used Kurt's wheel bearing kits from Cruiser Outfitters as well and was very happy with everything received.
http://tlcfaq.com/main/2012/07/ft-wheel-bearing-brakes-refurb-parts-list/
I did a complete brake job / upgrade recently and also installed new wheel bearings as well. I used Kurt's wheel bearing kits from Cruiser Outfitters as well and was very happy with everything received.