[AT] Wheel bearings

[Stephen Offiler]

Tyler:

The debate whether to design equipment for grease vs. oil has been going on
forever.  I found this web site (link below) that does a good job of
explaining the pro's and con's of each.  This site is oriented toward
industrial machinery but the majority of it still applies to ALL machinery
in general, including old tractors.  Another possible factor might relate
to the chemistry of oils and greases back when your Oliver was designed.
Additives for oils vs. greases back then would have been a different story
than they are today.

http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/923/grease-oil

SO



On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 12:00 AM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>
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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