I'm in the process of replacing the front hub oil seals and have a question that I've searched about but still haven't seemed to come up with a straight answer (and if the post is out there and I missed it, sorry!). The green bible calls for the hub to be "half filled with grease" before reassembly. Are the bearings lubricated with the grease/oil from the swivel housings, or are the two areas seperate (until seals start to leak)? I'm not trying to find out whether or not I should use grease or oil in the swivel housings - THAT I found pleanty of information/discussion about (and for the record I personally will be using gear oil in the swivel housings for the time being). What I want to know is for the hub bearings do I use the same lubrication as the swivel housings? If not, the "grease" that they call for, is that regular bearing grease or the CV grease? And if the oil from the swivel housing does in fact lubricate the bearings, do I need to do anything more than give everything a good coating of gear oil before I reassemble everything, then top off the swivel housing?
Oh, and in case it matters for the type of hubs I may have, my LR is a 1974 Series III 88".
Thanks!
Oh, and in case it matters for the type of hubs I may have, my LR is a 1974 Series III 88".
Thanks!
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