Anybody have a bearing number for the upgraded grease-able bearing in the 13" kits? I would like to drill and tap my bearing carriers for a zert and upgrade to these bearings.
MH Bearing Upgrade
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same #as the old ones just has the hole
The new bearings are specula made for the MH. They are the same size as the previous year but have the grease hole in them. There is no such bearing on the market that is a not self aligning bearing that has this grease hole in it. The bearing will have to be purchased from us.<O
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The new bearings are specula made for the MH. They are the same size as the previous year but have the grease hole in them. There is no such bearing on the market that is a not self aligning bearing that has this grease hole in it. The bearing will have to be purchased from us.<O
Allen are you doing the modifications in-house or having the manufacture specialize them for you? How many holes are being drilled?
Remember to measure from the snapring side of the housing to get the correct placement of grease zerk hole with bearing hole ,the installation kit instructions say from the outer side of housing ,which makes the hole to close to the curvature.
We get them made like that from the bearing manufacturer. It is not possible to drill a hole in a bearing race. In order for us to get them we had to buy 8000 bearing. So needless to say that we have plenty in stock.
Good point on the instructions I will get that specified on there.<O</O<O</O</O
Good point on the instructions I will get that specified on there.<O
</O<O</O</OIt probably would help to have the bearing moving if your pumping grease into it, as it's going to have a hard time getting past the balls.
Also, I haven't seen anyone say it here yet, but you really should not be filling these bearings. The seals will simply not hold up well to pressure from the inside.
Also, I haven't seen anyone say it here yet, but you really should not be filling these bearings. The seals will simply not hold up well to pressure from the inside.
You will want to grease the bearings about every 400 miles. Do not grease them when they are new. They come 100% full of the best possible synthetic grease in them and to re grease them now would only contaminate them and is very possible that you could hydraulic the seal out of the bearing. When you do grease them you will only put 2 maybe 3 pumps in to each. Spinning the drive system while pushing the grease in is good idea but you will be impossible with all the turning parts from the track and drive system that will get in the way.<O</O
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You will want to grease the bearings about every 400 miles. Do not grease them when they are new. They come 100% full of the best possible synthetic grease in them and to re grease them now would only contaminate them and is very possible that you could hydraulic the seal out of the bearing. When you do grease them you will only put 2 maybe 3 pumps in to each. Spinning the drive system while pushing the grease in is good idea but you will be impossible with all the turning parts from the track and drive system that will get in the way.<o
What do you recommend as the best grease to be used on regular maintenance. I apologize if this has already been covered.
You will want to grease the bearings about every 400 miles. Do not grease them when they are new. They come 100% full of the best possible synthetic grease in them and to re grease them now would only contaminate them and is very possible that you could hydraulic the seal out of the bearing. When you do grease them you will only put 2 maybe 3 pumps in to each. Spinning the drive system while pushing the grease in is good idea but you will be impossible with all the turning parts from the track and drive system that will get in the way.<O
How exactly are people keeping track of mileage? Is there some sort of odometer that we could attach to the kit? I don't really care about mileage, but if the recommended maintenance on our kit is based on miles, it would be nice to have a way to keep track.
Without a GPS of-course.
edit: Nevermind, just saw the new thread talking about this.
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Our instructions say 400 miles or 10 to 12 rides. I personally do not keep track of miles just rides.<O</O
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