At 11:59 PM 12/13/2010, Zolly wrote: >That "oilite" bearing is very porous and filled with oil. In time it looses >it's good property and needs new oil. When I get a new one, I put it on my >thumb, pour oil in it to almost overflow, then with my other finger I push >the excess of oil through to make it "sweat" it through it's pores to the Good method. I've done it before and it works just as Zolly says. It would be ideal for our blower motors except that you can't get the bearing out without disassembling the motor which requires machine tools (or Dremel if you're patient) and either epoxy or a welding machine to put back together. On a Bosch motor the bearing retaining spring is removable, so taking the brush end off would give you access to both bearings. On the Meyle motor the retaining spring is rivet/welded in place, not so easy. You'd have to take off both ends, and Meyle *seriously* didn't have that in mind. Yrs, d |
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