Mower bearings

[John2189 581]

Grease or dont grease. How do you tell if the bearings are sealed?  If sealed, then they should not need to be greased right?  

[WHX?? 55,784]

15 minutes ago, John2189 said:

If sealed, then they should not need to be greased right?  

One would think so. Been discussed here tho the grease put in sealed bearings these days is questionable so many of us pick the seal out. Clean factory grease out and repack with Greasy Pete's red tacky. 

 

Here's where everyone's opinion differs. Put the seal back in and run it or leave the seal out and regrease? 

I vote leave the seal out and re grease but then I have the tendency to over grease. This is on decks that I have gone through and replaced bearings.  

 

If you deck is quiet and no need to replace bearings I would say grease since you don't know what bearings you have in there. 

Edited 8 hours ago by WHX??

[John2189 581]

1 minute ago, WHX?? said:

One would think so. Been discussed here tho the grease put in sealed bearings these days is questionable so many of us pick the seal the seal out. clean factory grease out and repack with Greasy Pete's red tacky. 

 

Here's where everyone's opinion differs. Put the seal back in and run it or leave the seal out and regrease? 

I vote leave the seal out and re grease but then I have the tendency to over grease. This is on bearings on decks that I have gone through and replaced. 

 

If you deck is quiet and no need to replace bearings I would say grease since you don't know what bearings you have in there. 

 

[John2189 581]

I do grease them, but the older I get it is getting harder to get on the floor to grease them. I should say It’s harder to get up off the floor. 

[WHX?? 55,784]

2 minutes ago, John2189 said:

I should say It’s harder to get up off the floor. 

At quickly approaching 70 yer preaching to the quire ther John.  

Edited 8 hours ago by WHX??

[953 nut 64,785]

8 minutes ago, John2189 said:

I should say It’s harder to get up off the floor. 

Being 80 I have learned to plan my work, once on the floor do EVERYTHING while you are down there,      if I can remember why I got down there in thre first place.

[oldlineman 1,662]

Quicking approaching 75 I can completely relate too all comments. 

[pfrederi 20,094]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

Being 80 I have learned to plan my work, once on the floor do EVERYTHING while you are down there,      if I can remember why I got down there in thre first place.

  

I get down there and then remember the tool I need that is up on the work bench

[bo dawg 567]

2 hours ago, pfrederi said:

  

I get down there and then remember the tool I need that is up on the work bench

 

Amen brother on that!!!

[TractorEd 652]

It can be quite cold on the floor.

 

what were we talking about?

[parsonsponyz 308]

I have always removed the seal and then shoot some grease after it's assembled.  I have yet to hear of a bearing failing because it was "over greased."  Get a quality bearing and it should last a long time.  Just my 2 cents.