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					Originally Posted by Fintro11  Just changed mine out just over 100,000 km the original bearing was fine    | 
	
 
What the bearing looks like with the grease seal on is meaningless. Mine looked great after 147,000 miles, too. But when I pulled the grease seals off, there was just a slight amount of grease left, more a residue than actual grease on the balls. 
I don't know how much longer mine would have lasted, but I'm guessing it wouldn't have been long. I feel relieved that I had the bearing replaced.