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Front wheel bearing - seeping grease?

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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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Question Front wheel bearing - seeping grease?

The driver's side front wheel bearing on my FC seems to be seeping grease. Every time I pull that wheel there is bearing grease on the inside of the wheel bore (where the centering ring is).

It's not a huge amount, but it's like that wheel bearing is maybe getting really hot and the grease seeps out from the grease cap. I haven't pulled the hub yet...I have an event this weekend and don't want to be down. Should I be concerned? The pax side is just fine, nice and dry. The grease cap isn't damaged either - that's the first thing I checked.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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yeah, more then likely you over heated the grease... pull them apart, clean them up and repack them with a quality hi temp wheelbearing grease before you burn up a wheel bearing(which you may already have done)
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