Bearing Packer

[Rick6a]

This Lisle bearing packer sure makes the periodic repacking of Timken bearings MUCH easier than working that messy grease in the old fashioned way....by using your palms and fingers. Simply center the bearing inside the packer, place plunger over the top and firmly press down. Remove the plunger. As you can see, the fresh new grease oozes out evenly all around the bearing. It doesn't get much simpler than that. This relatively inexpensive tool is widely available from many sources and total shipping price can vary considerably. Do your own research to get the best price.

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[scard]

...and just for those that haven't used one, when Rick says "push down firmly", sometimes, I have to put the thing on the floor and stand on it .

[Gary Bricker]

Avery has these

[kevinh]

amazon also:

http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-34550-Ha...7263504&sr=8-1

[JHines]

Usually car parts stores, on the speciality tool rack, will have a cheaper one that gets the job done and might take a bit less effor. It consists of two metal cones with threaded holes in the center. Then there is a hollow threaded stud with one end closed off, a Zerk fitting on the other end, and a hole drilled in the side. You "sandwich" the bearing between the two cones, screw it all together with the stud sticking through the center of the bearing, and then pump away with your grease gun.

[Gary Bricker]

The Lisle one is not a messsssey and if you rock the top as you are pressing down it works great.

[Lycosaurus]

Originally Posted by Gary Bricker

... if you rock the top as you are pressing down it works great.

I have one, and my 150 lbs on one foot could not get the grease through the bearings. Aeroshell 22.... maybe it's the Canadian cold :-) Ended up doing it the traditional way (palming it). Aeroshell 22 grease is maybe too stiff for this packer.

Bought a dual cone with zerk fitting ... will try that next time.

[Rick6a]

Originally Posted by Lycosaurus

......Aeroshell 22.... maybe it's the Canadian cold :-) Ended up doing it the traditional way (palming it). Aeroshell 22 grease is maybe too stiff for this packer........

That is Aeroshell 22 oozing out of the bearing in the photo. I had no trouble displacing the old grease with new but is was around 90 degrees that day.

[tmbg]

for those of you having trouble with this type of packer... are you THOROUGHLY washing the old grease and crud out of the bearings before trying to repack them?

[Jamie]

No problem here using Aeroshell 22. It worked great using the same bearing packer pictured. Not too much effort required at all.