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  1. 13th November 2014, 08:17 PM #11
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    make sure you grease it every 1000ks
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    Quote Originally Posted by bronson View Post
    Interesting to know, so when should I expect my TW's to go. Thought they were decent gear????
    Dont know, since he started making them with greasble centre bearings I haven't broken one (as opposed to one every 12 months), and I run them front and rear with lot of lift and big tyres.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Dont know, since he started making them with greasble centre bearings I haven't broken one (as opposed to one every 12 months), and I run them front and rear with lot of lift and big tyres.

    yea my one was still without the greasable centre bearing.

    will see how the GBR stack up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Dont know, since he started making them with greasble centre bearings I haven't broken one (as opposed to one every 12 months), and I run them front and rear with lot of lift and big tyres.
    How often do you grease yours?
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    Quote Originally Posted by twr7cx View Post
    How often do you grease yours?
    About once per year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    About once per year.
    Do you remove the shaft to do it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by twr7cx View Post
    Do you remove the shaft to do it?
    No, not at all, the shafts stay installed in the vehicle. I just inject the grease until it comes out from both bearings and then move on to the next. I have never greased the DC centre bearing either. I don't do anything special with them or give any extra service if its been in the mud or water. Some say greasing up so the grease comes out of the seals can damage them, but with the lack of service my shafts get it seems to be ok so far.
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    spoke with TW and Bill and you can't overgreas them that's a myth apparently the seals are designed to expel excess grease. as I understand you will shorten the live with a yearly greasing routine but it has little to do with breaking them
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    No, not at all, the shafts stay installed in the vehicle. ... I have never greased the DC centre bearing either. I don't do anything special with them or give any extra service if its been in the mud or water.
    Ok, this is what I have been doing to date to. But recently I found the service tools that TW included with the shafts for the centre piece and tried to grease them but found it impossible with the shaft in the vehicle.

    I do wonder if I need to drop the shafts and grease that centre bit though?


    Quote Originally Posted by Steve223 View Post
    as I understand you will shorten the live with a yearly greasing routine but it has little to do with breaking them
    Are you saying that it should be greased more often than annually?
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    Quote Originally Posted by twr7cx View Post
    Ok, this is what I have been doing to date to. But recently I found the service tools that TW included with the shafts for the centre piece and tried to grease them but found it impossible with the shaft in the vehicle.

    I do wonder if I need to drop the shafts and grease that centre bit though?
    Is there a special tool to service the centre bearing? I've never done it because I never was able to and too lazy to improvise. Might see if TW can send me one before it does break.
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