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How do you do any maintenance (oiling or greasing - whichever is applicable) of rear wheel bearings in a 1987 jaguar xj6?

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You don't. The bearing is greased for life. If the bearing is noisy it needs replacement.

FYI: Dismantling and greasing bearings does more harm than good due to the introduction of dirt, no matter how careful you are.

Modern greases are very sophisticated formulas of oil and soaps and last a long time.

Long gone are the days of white soap chassis grease that lasted 15,000 miles.

If the manufacture wanted it greased they would have installed a grease nipple in the housing.
However, over greasing a wheel bearing can sling grease onto nearby brakes and hoses.

The drive shaft CV joints are another thing however and you will find grease nipples in each joint behind the splash sleeves.

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