Which bearing grease tool to do it. Oops just saw TGH.

 

Engineered failure. It is pretty sad.

 

it seems all the brand new rzr,s coming from the factory
have little to no grease in the bushings/bearings/and sway bar links
at least that is what i observed
note
i don,t take anything for granted check everything i did

 

I just did mine last week and they took about the same. Although I had 6500 miles on mine before I did it. The bearings still felt tight too, no side to side play.

 

Just received the new utv inc. greaser, will be greasing my bearings tomorrow night and will report back with experience.

 

Looking at ordering the TGH greaser. Does the 44mm fit the 2017 rzr 900 trail.

Thanks

 

I just ordered the tiger tool version of grease tool.

How often are you guys greasing your bearings?

 

I've had some people tell me over greasing is a bad thing. What's your thoughts?
When I installed my new bearings a month ago I broke one driving it into place. When I opened it up it was packed with grease inside, but from just looking at it before install it looked dry. I greased it with my bearing greaser anyways.

 

I've heard it's only good to pack bearings about 30% full of grease. You want the balls to roll inside the bearing. Over greasing can cause the balls to slide and create flat spots.

 

Nope, pack them full !

 

IMO air space in these 'sealed' bearings will quickly fill with dirty water. I've changed several sets of these bearings and they are always rusted out, filled with crud and sometimes still have water in them. Rather have grease than dirt and water.

 

We don't make rotors glow so the grease theory related to speed are not applicable here, like any ATV... we bounce and roll over all kinds of terrain and at less than full throttle 95% of the time. Keeping them full is insurance. I would rather push out old black grease than rusty water..... and often as it is a simple process.

 

How often should I be greasing the wheel bearings?

 

If it were me I would only put a few pumps in. Over greasing creates more heat and then the lubricant that is suspended in the grease runs out.

 

Rob, I do mine every 500 to 600 miles.

 

How many pumps do you put in.

 

Baring buddies have been on trailers for years. self aligning bearings on high speed shafts have had grease zerks for years. Don't blow out the seals. I have had very few sealed bearing I've greased go out . Non grease able bearings its just a matter of time.

 

Usually 3 to 4 and I pump slowly. Like Bruce said don't blow out the seals, that's why I pump slowly. You can feel the pressure build as you pump.

 

3 to 4 sounds reasonable. Guess I will order one. No telling how much is in mine.

 

I just finished using my tiger tool for the first time and it was quick and easy.

My machine only has 200 miles on it and as others have stated there was no grease in there and the first thing that came out through the seal was dirty water.

I would rather have too much grease in there than too much muddy water.

 

I too have heard not to over grease these bearings. What's the right way to do this. ? So do not wait for the grease to pop out the deals. Instead just put 3 to 4 pumps before every big ride[emoji5]️?

 

Check out our UTV Inc. RZR wheel bearing greaser tools.

https://www.utvinc.com/utv-inc-polaris-sealed-wheel-bearing-greaser-tool/

https://www.utvinc.com/utv-inc-polaris-sealed-rear-wheel-bearing-greaser-tool/

 

I have researched this quite a bit. Some really strong opinions on it out there. Over greasing and using the wrong grease for sealed bearings comes up a lot by the bearing manufactures. Running around with water in your bearings does not sound like a success story either though. I guess I am in the middle. I do not run in mud or water so I keep a eye on them. Couple pumps only if I start to get a little play. If I was running through water or mud all the time I would pump away till the nastiness comes out. Just my 2 cents.

 

Bearing failure because of too much grease? Never on a rzr. A trailer with long runs with lots of weight? Yes it happens. Just be careful not to blow out a seal! Grease em up and forget about them.

 

Sealed bearings are a different animal.

 

Not completely apples to oranges. Adjustable pre load VS non adjustable pre load. Some are ball bearings and some are needle bearings in each case. The trouble with the internet not all comments are true. I will just go with real world experience. No matter what you do it can fail. Also if you want a bearing to last it helps to run it a short time after it has cooled down from operating temp for a few minutes before it goes in to storage or is going to sit a few weeks. In my humble opinion.

 

Adjustable and non adjustable is apples and oranges to me. I think we are all agreeing on what's important here.

 

Even after doing a lot of research I went against my better judgement and packed em full of grease.
Is a little good, is a lot better, or don't grease them?
So far I've only heard of problems without greasing them
Oh well, only time will tell.
It's just a bearing
At least I put the right oil in my motor.....:beer3: