IS 10647 : 2025 Wheel Bearing Grease - Specification

ICS 75.100

PCD 25

1 SCOPE

This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of sampling and test for wheel bearing grease intended for use as lubricant in automotive wheel bearings, universal joints, axle journal boxes, etc.

2 REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards.

IS No./Other Standards Title
IS 1447 (Part 3) : 2021 Methods of sampling of petroleum and its products: Part 3 Method of sampling of semi-solid and solid petroleum products (second revision)
IS 1448 Methods of tests for petroleum and its products:
(Part 25/Sec 1) : 2018/ISO 3014 : 1994 Transparent and opaque liquids, Section 1 Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity (second revision)
(Part 40) : 2015/ ISO 3733 : 1999 Petroleum products and bituminous materials - Determination of water - Distillation method (fourth revision)
(Part 51) : 2023 Copper strip corrosion test for lubricating greases (first revision)
(Part 52) : 2017/ISO 2176 : 1995 Drop point (second revision)
(Part 53) : 1979 Determination of acidity and alkalinity of greases (first revision)
(Part 60) : 2023/ISO 2137 : 2020 Consistency of lubricating greases by cone penetrometer (third revision)
(Part 69) : 2019/ISO 2592 : 2017 Determination of flash and fire points - Cleveland open cup method (second revision)
(Part 89) : 2023 Test for thermal stability of lubricating greases (first revision)
(Part 94) : 2019 Test for oxidation stability of lubricating grease by oxygen pressure vessel method (first revision)
(Part 138) : 2023 Determination of soaap content (second revision)
(Part 165) : 2018 Test method for roll stability of lubricating grease
(Part 196) : 2025 Determination of the leakage tendencies of automotive wheel bearing greases