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How to repack wheel bearings?

Guyfang

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Holy cow, where did you find that old comic book style tech note, Frank!?
Its called PS Magazine. There is a link here in SS to access most of the issues. When I was on active, I read it every month, and had a collection of them, complete, from 1969 to 1993 when I got out. There is info in them that will never get old. It pays to look at them!!
 

rustystud

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Its called PS Magazine. There is a link here in SS to access most of the issues. When I was on active, I read it every month, and had a collection of them, complete, from 1969 to 1993 when I got out. There is info in them that will never get old. It pays to look at them!!
I wished I had kept mine ! I just threw them away after reading them. I also really wished I had kept all my old comic books too ! Who knew they would be worth anything today !
 

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Since the train has jumped the tracks and talking about keeping books. I bought this back in 1999 for 20 bucks. Amazon has the for 800 bucks now. There were not many printed or sold I guess.
 

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I one time was guided by a old man who is a transmission rebuilding specialist for 50 years, he made me remove the bearings, remove all old grease with brake cleaner then take the bearing and dip it into Fingerprint Remover, which I didnt have, then he said to use a M.E.K. and I got high with super headache, 15 minutes later I dont exactly remember but I had latex gloves on and trying to to get gooey stuff into tight cavities, I think thats the part where I was packing it with grease, I was just laughing the whole time because grease would go everywhere except where I wanted between the rollers, he wouldn't let me touch the bearings with bare hands including installation.

It was weird...View attachment TM-9-214 Bearings manual.pdf
 

frank8003

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I one time was guided by a old man ~ Fingerprint Remover ~ M.E.K. ~
he wouldn't let me touch the bearings with bare hands including installation.
It was weird...View attachment 753273
Are you going to upload TM 9-214? it goes into here.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/forumdisplay.php?154-TM-Upload-section

Cool Beans, That TM 9-214 {November 1959} should have been in my apprenticeship 45 years ago ..... I liked being an apprentice, helped build ships and propellers and subs.
Thanks for posting that TM! It is going in with my apprenticeship papers.

Something wrong here and I can't figure it out, all PDF,s posted just show as a black box but when clicked on they work!?

In return, here is all the Army field manuals.
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/
 
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rustystud

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Since the train has jumped the tracks and talking about keeping books. I bought this back in 1999 for 20 bucks. Amazon has the for 800 bucks now. There were not many printed or sold I guess.
I had that book ! I threw it out a few years back since I never ended up buying that boat ! I knew then and know now to never throw-out a book !!!!
 
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