If you have an open bearing that rumbles there is a decent chance you
can clean and repack. Sealed bearings are usually not responsive, you
cna't get enough old crud out to cure the problem. A gritty noise is
usually brinneled, rusted, or other damage to bearing surfaces, bearing
is toast.

Ignoramus6689 wrote:
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:41:20 GMT, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:

"Ignoramus6689" wrote in message
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Thank you. What is NGK?

A brand of bearing. Japanese origin; good quality.

Thank you. So, your vote is to just replace the bearings, not to try
to just re-grease them?

If they grumble, they're shot. Replace them.


Got it. Thank you Lloyd. Yes, they do grumble, like they have sand in them.

i