RE: Bearing Buddies

Dickerson, Richard (Richard.Dickerson@TTMC.TTUHSC.EDU)
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:23:11 -0500


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Bill,
I thought about drilling a hole for a set screw as well. I worried about
unbalancing the hub but I guess that it is not a problem. My are currently
secured with two wraps of duct tape which has held up very well.

Richard, Lubbock

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> From: Bill Combs
> Sent: Sunday, September 5, 1999 6:14 PM
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re: Bearing Buddies
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Pretending to no particular expertise, but claiming a _lot_ of
> experience, I want to say a good word for Bearing Buddies, despite
> their having let me down a time or two.
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> I've lost two on the Interstate, in one instance trashing the whole
> axle, but I still use them. Short of the system that shoots grease
> from a remote fitting on the axle into the hub area, I think BBs offer
> the best chance of preserving your bearings.
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> Bearing Buddies are not full-on wonderful as is, however. They do tend
> to spin off at speed and are subject to misuse. The keys to success
> are:
> - Restrain their impulse to wander: I drilled & tapped a small hole
> thru the lip of the hub and screw therein a SS setscrew that contacts
> the edge of the BB. I know of folks who knurled (or thoroughly
> scratched up w/ a chisel) the BB edge that inserts into the hub, also
> solving the problem. Harnesses are possible.
> - Don't overload: pump in grease only until the disk _just_ moves and
> do so only when it _won't_ move (won't "wiggle" I believe was the
> phrase). Check at major milestones: departure, arrival, before
> immersing, or daily.
> - Seal the little vinyl caps w/ a _very_ light coating of grease under
> the lip and install them as if you were burping Tupperware.
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> Letting the hubs cool before immersing is nonetheless still the single
> most effective way of preserving bearings, w or w/o BBs.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Combs
> WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
> "Ursa Minor"
> Fort Walton Beach FL
> ttursine@gnt.net
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