Wheel Bearing Packer

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Now they are plastic.




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I used a metal one some 40 years ago and it worked, according to the video the plastic one works (until it breaks).
 
Always hand packed bearings, easier to see if your covering all the areas. Just used to it.
 
I've got a metal one that I haven't tried yet. I've also got one of those plastic ones that holds the grease in the bottom and you lean on the top to force grease into the bearing. It works pretty well.

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I've used one of those packers shown above a couple of times, but I really prefer packing them by hand. I put a pretty good dollop of grease on my left palm, and use kind of a scraping motion with the big end of the bearing cone against the edge of the ball of grease. As the grease is forced thru the rollers, you can see it coming thru the small end of the cone''s cage, then you just rotate the cone in your right hand, to an adjacent ungreased area and repeat until the bearing cone is completely greased. Once you've done it a couple times, you get pretty fast at it, and you are 100% assured the cone is 100% greased.
 
Always hand packed bearings, easier to see if your covering all the areas. Just used to it.

That's how I've always done it and always will. I tried one off the crap on truck like 30 years ago. I don't like the bearing packers because they are a haven for dust and dirt. I never remembered to cover it up and dust and dirt accumulate like metal shavings on a magnet. So, I went back to packing them by hand. It's always clean and gets the job done.
 
I've used the plastic ones for 25 years. They work great. Never had an issue with one.
 
That's how I've always done it and always will. I tried one off the crap on truck like 30 years ago. I don't like the bearing packers because they are a haven for dust and dirt. I never remembered to cover it up and dust and dirt accumulate like metal shavings on a magnet. So, I went back to packing them by hand. It's always clean and gets the job done.

That's the problem I have with them.
Bigger mess than they are worth, and you can't trust that there isn't any contaminants in the grease unless you seal them up in something or clean them first every time.
Not worth it to me.
 
The plastic one that I posted does have a lid. You can't guarantee that any grease in a tub is clean, either.
 
I have one too....I keep it in a ziplock bag.
It has a zerk fitting on the top of it so I can put my grease gun right on it but I prefer the palm of my hand method.
 
The plastic one that I posted does have a lid. You can't guarantee that any grease in a tub is clean, either.

Mine did too. But when they sit out in a shop, no amount of lid is gonna help.
 
I've got a metal one that I haven't tried yet. I've also got one of those plastic ones that holds the grease in the bottom and you lean on the top to force grease into the bearing. It works pretty well.

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This is the best one by far.
i set it in my drill press and use the down force to press it. Drill press turned off of course. Cold shop and heavy grease. Those two funnel deals are messy and a waste of grease. I threw mine away after 5 or 6 uses.
 
I have one of the plastic ones, packed one wheel bearing with it, the other three I packed by hand. The one I have would waste a lot of grease.
 
Always hand packed bearings, easier to see if your covering all the areas. Just used to it.
I've got a metal one that I haven't tried yet. I've also got one of those plastic ones that holds the grease in the bottom and you lean on the top to force grease into the bearing. It works pretty well.

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I have one but usually pack them by hand. Unless you wear gloves the packers are still messy.
 
I use a needle for my grease gun to fill between the bearing cavities a little before I hand pack them. It's still messy, but that makes it go a little quicker.
 
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