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I do not agree with any of the comments about not lubricating a press fit. IMHO doing press fits dry with certain materials is just asking for a gall. If you go through the FSM when a press fit is done (piston pins for example) the procedure typically starts out with some kind of lubrication (admittedly suspension parts are an exception). For this specific example, I just don't buy off on the concept of lubricant holding a bearing off the shoulder of the axle. If I put a dab of grease on the jaws of a pliers and close it, the result is metal to metal contact. I can't see where this would be any different.



Can you see a .001/.002 thick film with your naked eye ?

We can agree to disagree ...