[steamer]

Joe, your making great progress! How for are you from the basement wall where you are now? The other thing I would mention is that wheel bearing grease is a low rpm grease not made for high speeds due to the diameter of a car wheel. That's why at the rpm in the pump drive it's being whipped adding heat and causing pressure buildup that forces it out anywhere it can get through. At that rpm I'd recommend a good white grease or some turbine grease made for higher rpm.
Rob