Date:         Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:52:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
Comments: To: Aaron <a.robinson.lists@gmail.com>
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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.
>