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Post by yellowshark on Jul 11, 2008 18:09:19 GMT
The time has come for me to get out my large freezer bag with used bearings and refurb some. How much oil do you put in? A drop, half a drop? Do you put it one place or try to spread it around the race? One side or on both sides? I am assuming as little as possible is the way to go; yes?
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Post by Mark Townsend on Jul 12, 2008 10:21:56 GMT
Clean em out and leave to soak in motor spray. Flush them again, then let them dry on kitchen paper. Give them a spin to get rid of excess cleaner and see if they spin nicely. Add one or two drops of bearing lube to each bearing and let it soak in.
I use the Orion free revs lube but theres some talk of a mountain bike chain lube such as GT85 or similar. Probably a lot better value for money in the long term.
Mark
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Post by yellowshark on Jul 12, 2008 18:26:28 GMT
Clean em out and leave to soak in motor spray. Flush them again, then let them dry on kitchen paper. Give them a spin to get rid of excess cleaner and see if they spin nicely. Add one or two drops of bearing lube to each bearing and let it soak in. I use the Orion free revs lube but theres some talk of a mountain bike chain lube such as GT85 or similar. Probably a lot better value for money in the long term. Mark Thanks Mark appreciated. Funnily enough I had a can of GT85. Its described as a lubricant, penatrator and something else but I haven't seen it since Jen borrowed it. |
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Post by lesbaldry on Jul 14, 2008 7:00:37 GMT
Pete this is my method: soak and blast them clean with motor spray,poke/jam them on the end of a sharpened pencil "diff brgs use somthing bigger" and flick/spin them and listen to the noise, the pencil acts like a sound board,they should just "hiss" when spun, any more than just a "hiss" fling them in the bin!! lateral wear can also be checked this way too!!
As for oil if you cant find a good enginering high speed bearing oil a good quality sewing mach oil is a good choice, some oils have a silicon content and these work well too, but it must be thin!...avoid using lube's like WD40.and "garden shed"oil like 3in one....use just two or three drops for hub bearings and one or two more for diff bearings
Ps when using the pencil/flick spin method ,dip the bearing while spining into a clean pot of motor cleaner this will help disperse the dust inside the cage...a free running transmision is half way to having a fast car!!!
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Post by Mark Townsend on Jul 14, 2008 7:57:43 GMT
The other half is strapping in a wicked fast motor  |
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Post by lesbaldry on Jul 14, 2008 12:51:21 GMT
The other half is strapping in a wicked fast motor And a car thats not blue ;D |
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Post by yellowshark on Jul 14, 2008 14:35:13 GMT
Absolutely plus Sorex 28s run in to perfection, 4th run, and of course a black car ;D
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