Re: That often?

Posted by Ross On 2015/11/2 6:30:36

When I pack the rear wheel bearing on a customer's car I generally tell them "this is the last time the car will need this in your lifetime".

Greasing front suspensions is another matter. By their very nature the grease tends to migrate out and to become contaminated by road splash. My cars certainly don't get greased every 1000 miles, but usually every 2000. I find with that regimen that wear ceases. I ran up an extra 100,000 miles on a 60,000 mile car that had kingpins and trunions. When I scrapped the car because of rust I saved the front suspension off of it as it was no more worn than when I got it.