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Rear End Reassembly
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:12 pm
by Oldav8tor
I'm about ready to reassemble the rear differential from my 1917 Touring. I'll eventually be filling the differential with APG 140 gear oil but wonder what I should use to pre-lube the inner hyatt bearings prior to installation? I'm tempted to use a light bearing grease but perhaps I should just coat them with gear lube. Comments?
Re: Rear End Reassembly
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:27 am
by Mark Gregush
Grease, oil, same lube you will be using, all good.
Re: Rear End Reassembly
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:38 am
by RustyFords
I just finished my rearend rebuild and put some regular bearing grease on my inner Hyatts.
I didn’t pack them full like I did the outer Hyatts but just gave them a nice liberal coating then rolled each of the rollers around a few times. The thought of just installing them dry left me feeling a bit squeamish. I see the grease as a sort of an assembly lube. Once the car has some miles on it, it’ll mix in with the heavy rearend oil.