talked to the can am mechanic in our area about greasing them on my 2020 defender and he said they are sealed so no need to worry about greasing them? I don't think that's right our i guess im wrong?
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He is correct- they are sealed and are not recommended to be greased.
Some of us take the next step and do them since they can be greased with a tool you can buy aftermarket that allows you to pump grease in the bearings from the middle where it is open. you have to pull the hub, slide the adapter greaser tool on the shaft like it would be the hub then pump grease in the opening in the middle of the bearing. you have to be careful when you do it so you dont over grease it and push the dust seals on the outsides off.
Does greasing them help? maybe. i havent had trouble with any of them yet dont drive through a lot of mud either. we grease car hubs, axles, bearings etc. and almost nothing gets greased on these off road machines. i prefer to do as much greasing as i can, thus why i did my x3. i got lazy and didnt do my defender i suppose. it isnt just a quick thing to do, it is something you have to be committed to doing because you have to remove parts, torque stuff back down, etc.
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Some of us take the next step and do them since they can be greased with a tool you can buy aftermarket that allows you to pump grease in the bearings from the middle where it is open. you have to pull the hub, slide the adapter greaser tool on the shaft like it would be the hub then pump grease in the opening in the middle of the bearing. you have to be careful when you do it so you dont over grease it and push the dust seals on the outsides off.
Does greasing them help? maybe. i havent had trouble with any of them yet dont drive through a lot of mud either. we grease car hubs, axles, bearings etc. and almost nothing gets greased on these off road machines. i prefer to do as much greasing as i can, thus why i did my x3. i got lazy and didnt do my defender i suppose. it isnt just a quick thing to do, it is something you have to be committed to doing because you have to remove parts, torque stuff back down, etc.
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I have owned the canam quads since they first came out and most were in the deep a few times and I did not grease the wheel bearings on any of them. I have ridden with quads of different manufacture and none of them had a bearing failure while riding with us. I haven't had to grease the wheel bearings on the many cars or trucks and no failures either. I do grease the suspension points with grease nipples every fall to try and displace any water that may be in the joint itself.
I do give the trailer bearings with grease buddies a shot or two of grease after retrieving the boat, sea doo etc. in the fall but the pontoon boat has oil in the bearings and has not been serviced since new in 2012.
On the other hand many feel the need to grease and since its their machine they get to decide.
I do give the trailer bearings with grease buddies a shot or two of grease after retrieving the boat, sea doo etc. in the fall but the pontoon boat has oil in the bearings and has not been serviced since new in 2012.
On the other hand many feel the need to grease and since its their machine they get to decide.
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That's why I haven't done my defender. It isn't necessary, in my opinion.
I just did my x3 after too much reading on forums haha when I first got it
Steve
I just did my x3 after too much reading on forums haha when I first got it
Steve
