[AT] Wheel bearings

[Mike M]

Hi Tyler,
I found this when looking for information on your situation, this is 
from a YT thread, and makes sense to me.

Quote
"Back about 40 years ago, I had a bearing go on the front wheel of the 
77 I had at the time. The local Oliver dealer didn't have one in stock 
but he called the next dealer 30 miles down the road who did have one. I 
drove down and picked it up. The owner asked me if there were grease 
fittings in the hubs. "No, just plugs in the hubs." He reached in a bin 
and got two fittings, then two bushings from another bin, and screwed 
the fittings into the bushings. "Take the plugs out and screw these in 
and give'em a squirt of grease every now and then. Your bearings will 
last a lot longer." I told him I had a Super 88, and he gave me two 
more. He was right, keep squirting the grease in and those front 
bearings last almost forever. My current 1655 that covers most of the 
ground when I'm haying gets a few squirts every day in the summer." End 
quote.

If it where me, I'd fill them with 00 grease, and then use the grease 
gun and Zerk to keep them full, depending on the cavity you need to 
fill.  I've heard of people doing this with Farmall steering boxes as 
well. Hopefully some others will chime in as also.

Mike M



On 6/5/2017 12:00 AM, Tyler Juranek wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>   Yes. They do have that. But we use gun grease in all the other
> tractors for greasing wheel bearings, so I am wondering, does it
> matter if the bearings have grease or oil? Or do they serve the same
> purpose?
>   Tyler
>
> On 6/4/17, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>> Tyler, does your 88 have plugs in the front hubs to accept oil? If so I
>> believe they were designed for 90 wt gear lube.
>>
>> Mike M
>>
>> On 6/4/2017 10:14 PM, Dave wrote:
>>> Hi Tyler,
>>> 	When I Google “Oliver 88 front wheel bearing"
>>> (http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Oliver+Front+wheel+bearing+kit+70+77+88+Super77+88+770
>>> <http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Oliver+Front+wheel+bearing+kit+70+77+88+Super77+88+770>)
>>> they sure as heck look like every other wheel bearing I’ve ever seen since
>>> I put new ones on my ’48 Ford Convertible a few years ago (~ 1956). I
>>> really question why the Operators Manual would call for engine oil rather
>>> than grease.
>>> 	Dave
>>> PS, Have FUN in the 50 mile ride!
>>>
>>>> On Jun 4, 2017, at 9:41 PM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> Now that I have the steering fixed in my oliver, I have been running
>>>> it up and down the road, uphill and downhill, quite often lately, as
>>>> the 50 mile tractor ride I go on each summer is this next Saturday,
>>>> June 10.
>>>> I hired the work done by one of the people that I know from the
>>>> tractor shows we go to around here. He did an amazing job, it took two
>>>> new bearings in the steering sector.
>>>> Anyway, my question deals with wheel bearings.
>>>> The oliver 88 opperators manual says that the wheel bearings use engine
>>>> oil.
>>>> I have a feeling that since most wheel bearings use grease, they
>>>> probably put grease in them.
>>>> There seems to be some vibration in the steering wheel, like the front
>>>> wheels are having trouble moving freely. As I am driving along with
>>>> someone on the buddy seat, they say the front wheels are moving great.
>>>> So, does it really matter if there is oil or grease in them?
>>>> Of course, it could be that some grease needs to be added to the
>>>> steering box again, but with a 50 mile ride in store for the tractor,
>>>> I don't want to ruin the $175 a piece wheel bearings over something
>>>> stupid like not using the right lubricants. Grease and oil mix, so if
>>>> it is something I need to change, it shouldn't be hard to mix it up.
>>>> But since the pair of eyes says the wheels look good, it is the old
>>>> saying, "If it works, don't fix it."
>>>> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Tyler Juranek
>>>> IA
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