Bearings

[Digger 66 3,488]

For those of you who throw away those sealed ball bearings , I thought I'd include this little how to : 

These bearings can indeed be saved if you're careful .

In the first pics , I'm using a jewelers screwdriver to gently remove the seal(s) . First apply some light machine oil to the tip so it wont bind on the seal , then start pushing inward & down on the inner part of the seal then push the screwdriver in the other direction as to get " under " the seal:

 

 

 

 

Then clean the bearing & seals in your favorite solvent & blow dry : 

 

 

 

 

Then repack with your grease of choice . I'm using Mobil 1 synthetic . It has great protection against water wash out & this is one of the bearings from the one way assembly in the primary clutch of my Outlander 400 but the principals are the same ;

 

 

 

You'll be surprised how easily the seal slides back into the grooves of the inner & outer race ! 

Here's one all done & ready to go back into the stock sleeve .

This bearing in this application allows for engine braking upon deceleration on a C.V.T. belt drive system .

 

 

 

 

I hope some of you guys will try this & see just how easy it is . 

Thanks for reading .

 

-Gene

Edited April 12, 2014 by Digger 66

[groundhog47 347]

I tried it some time back on several and appears to work great, Thanks for bringing forward, "a penny saved..."