Dunno much about it myself, so I can only tell you what I did. The new bearings were sealed OEMs, so I popped a seal and took a peek. The stuff in there was a clear color and looked to be fairly lightweight, about the consistency of Vaseline. Figgered Honda knows what it's doing, so I left it alone.
The old grease on the axle was brown and crystalized. I replaced it with some premium stuff called Green Grease, which may be overkill. Time will tell, but It's supposed to stand up to high temps and water. I chose it from reading the labels on all that was on the shelf at my local Autozone. OEM manual says use a thin coating on the axle and in the speedo gear housing. No other specification or recommendation. My situation was unique in that the bearing damage was not wear related. Bike has only 7500 miles. The previous owner had apparently removed the wheel to replace the tire. He left off the outside spacer when he reassembled, allowing the wheel to move back and forth on the axle about 3/8" and leaving the right bearing exposed to the weather. (!) That's why I thought it prudent to replace all the wear items, including the axle itself. A tip: Get another pair of hands involved in the reassembly. It'll save you a lotta grief. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
