wheel bearings

[Mark R]

You don't want the bearing race to spin or be able to move at all
(misalign) as either scenario will destroy a bearing quickly.  That
said, a *very light* coat of anti-seize (applied by finger) is a
common practice.

Mark Rosenkrantz

On 8/19/05, Helge Wunderlich <audihelge at start.no> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:02:05 -0500, Max Wellhouse wrote:
> 
> >And plenty of anti-sieze will coat that
> >bore before the pressing of the new bearing goes in!!
> 
> The Bentley service manual very explicitly states to NOT lubricate the
> bearing surfaces. I don't know why, but I trust there is a good
> reason.
>