A bit of a sequel to my biking episode really - I fitted new sealed for life bearings (i.e those with the plastic cover enclosing the ball races).
Before whacking them in, I thought I'd prise off the covers to see how much grease was inside. Guess what? Next to nowt - more like a splash of light oil......so I filled them with HMP grease (not fully though) and replaced the seals.
Hopefully they'll last a bit longer - and jet washing is definitely out. Mind you, it was never 'in'.
John
Before whacking them in, I thought I'd prise off the covers to see how much grease was inside. Guess what? Next to nowt - more like a splash of light oil......so I filled them with HMP grease (not fully though) and replaced the seals.
Hopefully they'll last a bit longer - and jet washing is definitely out. Mind you, it was never 'in'.
John