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Don't they rust because of the water in the grease? So if the grease wears away, it leaves the bearing damp?



Water and grease are textbook immiscible things. There isn't water in grease. There may be water in the environment and there usually is in air, though.


Lithium grease is not resistant to water. And 'gear grease' has this composition according to Wikipedia:

"Gear greases consist of rosin oil, thickened with lime and mixed with mineral oil, with some percentage of water. "




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