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04-01-2015, 01:46 PM
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bearing packing tool
Anyone recommend a bearing packing tool or just by hand?
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04-01-2015, 03:24 PM
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It is your money. Latex gloves are inexpensive.
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04-01-2015, 03:56 PM
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I have a tool like this one Amazon.com: Lisle 65250 Bearing Packer: Automotive that I got 40 years ago when I had a fleet maintenance business. When I repack bearings, I wash them first in a parts washer, inspect them, hand pack the rollers and carriers and then put them on this packer to force more bearing grease throughout the assembly.
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04-01-2015, 06:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioMark
Anyone recommend a bearing packing tool or just by hand?
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Mark I have always packed bearings by hand. I think that packing tool is a good idea, plus it's not that expensive. I never purchased one--hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
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04-01-2015, 08:51 PM
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Thanks y'all for the info.
It looks like there would be less wasted grease using the packing tool, not just easier cleanup.
Might be worth 10 bucks.
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04-01-2015, 08:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioMark
It looks like there would be less wasted grease using the packing tool, not just easier cleanup.
Might be worth 10 bucks.
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I have to agree it is practical and not costly.
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04-02-2015, 08:48 AM
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I got one of the packing tools. In trying to use it I found it just as easy and less waste to hand pack,
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04-02-2015, 01:12 PM
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I too still like to hand pack. It gives me time after cleaning to really inspect before that 5 minute process.
One other note, never to use compressed air to spin them dry while cleaning.
Dangerous and also easy to ruin the bearings that way.
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04-06-2015, 08:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by r2millers
I too still like to hand pack. It gives me time after cleaning to really inspect before that 5 minute process.
One other note, never to use compressed air to spin them dry while cleaning.
Dangerous and also easy to ruin the bearings that way.
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I never heard that before; why would blowing compressed air on the bearings ruin them?
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04-06-2015, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by f350cruiser
I never heard that before; why would blowing compressed air on the bearings ruin them?
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They spin way too fast in their jacket, heat up, and distort the carrier.
There's stories of people getting injured when they can "explode" apart with such force.
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04-06-2015, 10:19 AM
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They sound like a siren to.
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04-06-2015, 10:35 AM
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Just to clarify, it's one thing to just blow the bearings dry using limited amounts of compressed air, vs, spinning them at high speeds using a fast flow of compressed air over the bearings.
Big difference, not to confuse the two.
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04-06-2015, 01:20 PM
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I remenber in auto shop class a while ago a kid was using a air gun to dri- off the bearing before repacking the bearing when he was caught by shop teacher. Boy I can still him yelling at the Kid and kicked him out of class. The shop teacher had photo's of bearing before and after when compressed air is used to dry. And Lloyd your right they do sound like siren.
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