I am in a conundrum about rear axle bearings. The "Green" bearings are an attractive option but there seems to be no consensus on if they are a good choice or a bad choice. I also note that there is no like/dislike with the Green bearings, mostly love/hate. So, back to the tapered Timkens. What grease would you all recommend for those bearings. The recommendation in the FSM is decades old and technology marches on.

Cost is NO object, I only want to do this once in the few shopping days I have left on this earth. I've looked for recommendations on the internet but it seems that whereas everybody is recommending synthetics, there is the Royal Purple camp, the Amszoil camp, the Lucas camp, on and on.

So what are your thoughts? Thanks in advance.

I use regular old Hi temp wheel bearing grease in a grease gun tube , use an injector tip to fill it after putting it on the axle. I use a bearing heater to install them so I do it after it cools.

as above. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

X 3 I do use a bearing packer on the bearings. I cover them with Saran wrap while pressing them on. I cover them again with saran wrap until they are being installed in the housing.

Me three I use one of my old hand pump grease guns with a needle tip on it to inject the black high temp moly base bearing grease into the slots between the big end of roller bearings until it comes out the small ends
I hadn't thought about using my old manual mechanical wheel bearing grease packer, I will now

As above

Exactly what I've always done.

I'd be lying if I didn't say I was surprised with the responses. But I thank everyone who did.

you are very welcome sir.

I guess I should get one of those new-fangled packers,
but I still put a glob of grease on my palm and with the bearing in the other hand,
smack it into the edge of the grease until I see it coming out of the other side....

Joe

I do have one that uses a grease gun that sandwiches the bearing in between 2 plastic angled discs but I rarely use it and just pack them like you describe.

That plastic thing is almost as messy as using your hand to pack them.

This ^^^