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tracks/ tires and associated rear suspension => all track related hardware and maintenance => Topic started by: autocar925 on June 18, 2015, 02:28:44 PM

Title: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: autocar925 on June 18, 2015, 02:28:44 PM

What kind of gease are you guys usings and how much do you put into each bogie?

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: steve1973 on June 18, 2015, 02:48:56 PM

I use the heavy duty red stuff. It seems to work OK for me. You just need a good heavy duty axle grease. My first grease job took around 1 to 2 tubs of grease per hub. Just don't over fill them as it will lock up the hub. This happen to Don with one of his hubs. We ended up taking the grease fitting out to release the pressure in the hub and it freed up.

Steve A.

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: mfrance on June 18, 2015, 02:52:28 PM

I'm using marine grease,  pump till it starts leaking out seal.   

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: autocar925 on June 18, 2015, 04:09:53 PM

Steve,
By tubs do you mean tubes for a grease gun or tubs as in hand packing the bearings?

Mike,
Why marine grease?

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: steve1973 on June 18, 2015, 04:29:24 PM

Tubes for the grease gun.

Steve A.

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: mfrance on June 18, 2015, 10:36:26 PM

I use my halftrack on regular basis.  In all weather marine grease seems to hold up better for wet and dry days. 

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: Monkeypirate on June 19, 2015, 03:42:24 AM

Working on heavy equipment I have found castrol pyroplex blue to work exceptionally well. It actually is designed to become more sticky if exposed to moisture. It also works well under extreme pressure.

Title: Re: Bogie wheel grease
Post by: autocar925 on June 19, 2015, 08:15:56 PM

Thanks for all the help