Over the years have been reading on here avidly, and have picked up many great tips, one which I would like to debate. This is the re-packing of bearings.
Many great people on Bowl-tech have talked of doing this practice. I personally am a little unsure of it. We have tried re-packing some bearings, from PBL to ratchet, with copper grease. (An anti-seize compound used to reduce brake squeal)
I find that once the seal has been popped of and the bearing filled up with grease and replaced, after a short while the grease will ooze out of the seal, and on occasion the seal will pop off.
Do you think that this practice is worth while??
Is there not enough grease already inside of a bearing to last its life span?
Let’s consider the rear roller, or front roller bearings.
A topic of late where they were talking of these said that at the rpm of the bearing, even with no grease the bearing should last least two years before failure. With grease in them, then should last for a long time.
I have also come across a fact which I am most surprised about! Did you know that AMF charge more for the PBL ball bearing with out the D than they do for the D style one. Why??
I have been persuaded off of the D-style bearing and rod for the PBL, with good reason. The rod wears quickly as the bearing is pulling on one little edge of the rod. In the space of two weeks you can remove the rod and find a large amount of wear on the shaft. The D style bearings seem to last for a shorter period of time also.
Could this be like the Beet Amax vs. VHS scenario? VHS is not the superior product but just marketed better, so taking over?
The anti-seize grease is good for:-
- clutch pinions
- Rear roller end where pulley attaches
- Splines on gearboxes
anything else may not be cost effective.
Many great people on Bowl-tech have talked of doing this practice. I personally am a little unsure of it. We have tried re-packing some bearings, from PBL to ratchet, with copper grease. (An anti-seize compound used to reduce brake squeal)
I find that once the seal has been popped of and the bearing filled up with grease and replaced, after a short while the grease will ooze out of the seal, and on occasion the seal will pop off.
Do you think that this practice is worth while??
Is there not enough grease already inside of a bearing to last its life span?
Let’s consider the rear roller, or front roller bearings.
A topic of late where they were talking of these said that at the rpm of the bearing, even with no grease the bearing should last least two years before failure. With grease in them, then should last for a long time.
I have also come across a fact which I am most surprised about! Did you know that AMF charge more for the PBL ball bearing with out the D than they do for the D style one. Why??
I have been persuaded off of the D-style bearing and rod for the PBL, with good reason. The rod wears quickly as the bearing is pulling on one little edge of the rod. In the space of two weeks you can remove the rod and find a large amount of wear on the shaft. The D style bearings seem to last for a shorter period of time also.
Could this be like the Beet Amax vs. VHS scenario? VHS is not the superior product but just marketed better, so taking over?
The anti-seize grease is good for:-
- clutch pinions
- Rear roller end where pulley attaches
- Splines on gearboxes
anything else may not be cost effective.
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