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Originally Posted by Dream240
You're describing the procedure for lubing a hub bearing, not a pilot bushing. And it's not oil, it's grease.
In my 12 years of working with cars, both professional and personal, I have NEVER heard that procedure described for a pilot bushing. Also if it was the proper method, wouldn't it be somewhere in the FSM? I have never seen that in ANY factory FSM, both foreign and domestic.
I think you're confused. Or maybe this is some new pioneering method that you learned at UTI...?
I've NEVER done pilots like this and my bushings last me at least 80,000 miles. Is that poor wear for a brass bushing to you? Here's a tip: don't try to re-invent the wheel.
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Look smart ass UTI is useless and overpriced, I would not even consider wasting my money on that school (or even worse wyotech!). I have been working personally on cars for about 14 years now, so if you wanna get in a pissing match about who has been working on cars for longer there ya go! If that is how you lube wheel bearings then you are doing it wrong, but I will not go into that as it has NOTHING at all to do with this thread. I learned that form a tranny shop owner that has been working in the business for over 40 years! You can get away with nothing but a little grease, but it is not the best way to do it. Read the post quoted below, there is good info there!
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Originally Posted by devnull
The pilot bushing is sintered, a process that makes the material quite porous. The reason it's porous is so that it can trap lubricant inside itself. Grease won't flow into the pores, but oil will. Thus oil is meant to be used on the pilot bushing.
This I was told by a good friend of mine who has 30 years of experience repairing cars.
For the sake of the any newbs reading this thread, I feel the need to point out this statement. Engine oil in engine, gear oil in tranny.
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