Hello Steve,
15 years outside in the weather is a long time. Options:
1. replace in kind with a new unit. Probably the most time effective and
cost effective approach.
The new one should last another 15+ years.
2. Soak the old unit in a solvent to loosen up all of the old grease and
flush
Hello Steve
What I have done in the past
Is to degrease it all and before assembly,drill and tap grease nipples in
the housing,just make sure you clean all the filings before assembly.Then
for regular maintenance you just have to give them a small shot of grease
with a regular grease gun.
Just
Steve,
I worked with bearings for many years as a Gyro overhauler and radar tech
for Sperry. The bearings I worked with were all high quality and close
tolerance. If you want to, you can remove the grease with a degreaser and
repack. Unless it was used constantly spinning, I don't think it
Hi Steve,
I don't have any experience with rotors, but a car repair shop is going to
charge you an arm and a leg for something you can probably do yourself.
Go to AutoZone and pickup a can of heavy engine degreaser (the red can w/
orange lid is the good stuff). You can also pickup a can of
I own this thrust bearing but imho it is not worth investing time and material
in such a low cost item. Get a new one and save yourself time. Clean the old
one and sell it on ebay as used.
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On Jun 1, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Zachary Beougher
Right or wrong, I use a Molybdenum Disulphide based grease. Over here (UK)
Castrol Moly Grease.
I use it for bearings, rotators and mast use. Always worked for me.
Degrease the housing and balls with spirit, clean and allow to dry. If the
balls are unduly worn I'd replace them. Then repack
At 04:19 AM 6/1/2011, Stephen E. Belter wrote:
I have an Yaesu GS-050 thrust bearing that has been installed for
about 15 years. The thrust bearing turns, but requires a lot of force.
I disassembled the thrust bearing to find that the grease is very
sticky (think candy apple sticky), and not
