Kelly-
You are right. Both bearings are sealed, at least on my 97 Max. Simply
pack grease into the speedo drive.I do every time I change a tire.
Scott #500
Kelly Cash wrote:
> > The bearings are not sealed for a reason. The speedo drive
> > coupling needs to run in grease. Thats why on at least the
> > left side you need to use an open bearing and external seal.
>
> Are we sure about this? I just put sealed bearings in my Venture
> wheels, and have sealed bearings in the Venture wheels that are
> being modified for my Vmax.
>
> Wouldn't it be okay to simply load up the speedo drive with
> grease? That way the sealed bearings never lose their grease,
> and the speedo drive won't lose its grease either- The bearing
> will seal the inside, and the rubber seal will handle the outside.
> It seems to me that if the speedo gets its grease from the bearing,
> the bearing itself will suffer when the grease is transferred to
> the speedo drive. No?
>
> Please, anyone with knowledge of this chime in. Thanks!
>
> -K
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