On repacking bearings...

[anthonyb]

Plan to repack and/or replace my front wheel bearings in a week or two. After reading the threads online and a couple of DIY pages, I have a couple questions about where the grease goes:

1. I expect to grease the inner surface of the oil seal (the side that contacts the king pin). Do I also need to grease the outer surface of the oil seal and/or the races before installation? Or should these be dry?

2. Grease goes in the bearings and in the space between the inner and outer bearings. Do I also need to put a little grease in between the seal and the inner bearing, or is this not really necessary?

3. I imagine grease goes on the kingpin as well, before sliding the bearings and hub onto it.

I'm sure all of this will probably become self-evident once I have everything off, but I haven't done this before, and I always like to visualize the more important jobs before trying them the first time. Thanks in advance.

Anthony