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Old 01-23-2009, 07:49 PM
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I have seen on many corvette vendor sites a rear spindle grease tool. The copy indicates that it will be easy to lube your rear bearings. Instructions are included.

How do you lube the rear spindle bearings? Does this tool work?

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About the only thing these tools do is blow out the bearing grease seals. They will only get grease into the inboard bearing and the outboard bearing gets nothing. When the cavitivy gets full of grease(not recommended by anyone) the seals are pushed out of the housing.
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Originally Posted by Jackfit
How do you lube the rear spindle bearings? Does this tool work?
The only way to lube the rear spindle bearings is to disassemble the spindles; big job - not necessary if they've been properly rebuilt. Forget the tool - it's useless.

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