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What's the story with greasing the axles? I found the section in the service manual that talks about packing them with grease. But there's no mention of re-greasing them in

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Old 06-08-2011, 06:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What's the story with greasing the axles? I found the section in the service manual that talks about packing them with grease. But there's no mention of re-greasing them in the maintenance manual intervals.
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What's the story with greasing the axles? I found the section in the service manual that talks about packing them with grease. But there's no mention of re-greasing them in the maintenance manual intervals.
They only re-grease them if they click, it isn't considered a regular maintenance item.
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They only re-grease them if they click, it isn't considered a regular maintenance item.
Good to know. Taking them apart looks like a royal PITA.
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