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Old 03-03-2023, 03:40 PM   #4
rohrmann
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M.O.C. #12947
Used it once, took over a tube of grease per hub, and did it per the instructions. Six months later, brakes were not great so decided to pull the drums. Three of the brakes were totally covered in grease, had to replace all the brake backing plate assemblies and had to have the four drums turned, both the brake surfaces and the armature surfaces (the magnet contact surface). I did the labor, cost was close to $500. Cost to pull drums, inspect the brakes, repack the bearings and install new seals costs less than $40, so can repack and inspect many times for the one cost of greased brakes. Inspecting the brakes is really the important annual service and checking the bearings and doing the repack is secondary.
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