Vic, I've have the Bearing Buddies that Roger StJohn used to sell, for 5 or
6 years now and find them very satisfactory. They're clear plastic & sound
about the same as the ones you refer to from Gord.
--Larry
From: SplitPersonality [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 2:55 PM
To: lrsnpark@gmail.com
Subject: RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-19950] Re: Ice Out! (rubber hub
dust caps)
I keep hearing about the advantages of the rubber spindle covers vs the
metal caps, but I don't hear anything about the use of bearing buddies. Gord
Souter machines down the bearing buddies to a close tolerance press or tap
in fit
and believes strongly in them. I'd be interested in the opinions of others
regarding the bearing buddies. Gord says to just put in the proper amount of
grease until youo see the spring loaded portion move out slightly indicating
that it is as full as you want - not to over-grease and expel grease onto
the
brake shoes. You can visually see the portion of the bearing buddy move out
and that is when you stop adding any more grease. Gord redid my left front
bearing setup at the Lake Dora show and I saw what he was describing about
the
bearing buddy grease situation when he installed it. The bearing buddy comes
with its own rubber cover essentially doing the same job with the bearing
buddies as the covers being discussed do with the amphicar stock set-up
which
prevents the entry of water from the outside into the bearing buddy. Vic
Nelson
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