Another thing to check with your IR thermometer! :-)
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Aaron <a.robinson.lists@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 21, 2008, at 6:26 PM, Mike wrote: > > If your newly greased bearing is running hot, then it may be too >> tight, insufficiently lubed, contaminated with dirt, or the bearing >> itself may be bad. >> > > I'm thinking that they are just about right...just becoming hard to > move the washer...just past where I can feel movement in the wheel > bearings. It seems to spin fine by hand. I did "press" the inner race > in using a 1 7/8" socket and hammer...the races looked fine , but who > knows. > > Did you clean and thoroughly inspect the rollers and races before >> adding new grease? This includes the inner races that are pressed >> into the rotor. >> Did you push grease through the cages until it came out the other >> side? If not, you should have. >> > I put *new* races and bearings in. Yes, they were clean, and I pressed > grease around in them for a bit and then put them on with a little > extra. No "globs", no filled grease caps etc. > > So it sounds like I'm just a little paranoid. Perhaps I can feel the > heat better since I'm feeling the clean metal of the new rotor vs the > dirt insulated other one. > > I think I'll give the bearings a ride. Thanks for the info. > |
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