EUC Bros | Waterproofing Hollow Motor Bearings

#gotway #begode #euc #waterproofing #bearings
Murland explaining how to drill holes in your motor cover to protect your bearings from water with out having take the whole motor apart!

[@niftyglitch1955]

This guy is definitely my favorite scientist. 🙌

[@squidsleap]

Very cool way to do this without removing the motor cover!

[@GingerOnWheels]

So the problem we're solving here is that water gets into the bearings and can't get out, so it rusts. But by drilling these holes you're creating an escape route for the water when the wheel is spinning?

[@eucbros9235]

Yes indeed

[@murlandfish2762]

Not into the bearings, into the space beside the bearing and trapped against the bearing. This effectively submerges the bearing. Drilling the holes lets the water get flung out and keeps the bearing dry and never submerged.

[@joshuajones6113]

@@murlandfish2762 when the water flings out, where does it drain? Is it spraying the inside of the main wheel/side covers? If yes, do you need additional holes to let it drain out of there?

[@murlandfish2762]

@@joshuajones6113 it is just released into the tire area open to the road

[@joshuajones6113]

@@murlandfish2762 Brilliant, thank you!

[@ritzon2670]

Waterproofing seems like a misguided term for this, this is just going to let water that gets in out, but to stop it from getting into the bearing after it is between the shield and bearing you need pack the bearing with some form of marine grease. This might let water out more than not having the holes but it doesn't make it waterproof. This is just like when I installed showers for a living, I can have weep holes on the bottom threshold but it isn't something to stop the water from going out of the front of the shower if there is no barrier to stop it. Pack the bearing with marine grease along with making the holes.

[@deadbluesky]

i agree marine grease will be a better option, the grease will stay in place so the water will slide on it so nothing will get in the gap between the bearing and the plate. So just pack a lots of grease inside and that's it.

[@VaporRipper]

If I have the tools and skills to remove the bearings, can the seals be removed from the bearings like on smaller rubber sealed bearings? Would it also be advantageous to regrease the bearings with a quality marine grease? This combined with drilling the holes. Or not worth the trouble? Thanks. Great bench videos guys!

[@GiffysChannel]

I tried cleaning and repacking the bearing and I think I just got more junk in the bearing. Not sure that was the best move. This may have been better idea or ill just keep my monster pro in on days it looks like it will rain.

[@mikeintampa250]

You guys know more about at this than me, but just inherently it seems that drilling holes into the motor cover would make it more susceptible to water and dust. What am I missing?

[@mikeintampa250]

Also, wouldn't that void the warranty?

[@murlandfish2762]

The holes are not into the inside of the motor, just into the small space beside the sealed bearing

[@eucbros9235]

Lol what warranty? And if motor is spinning what is getting pushed or pulled out those holes. When sitting it drains out the holes. It doesn't just sit in that gap. Without the holes if water got in there it has no where to go with motor spinning or not spinning so it gets in the bearing and starts the process of rusting or other foreign objects seeping in.

[@mikeintampa250]

@@eucbros9235 it would be helpful if ewheels or EUCO or another dealer or manufacturer would comment on the warranty issue.

[@eucbros9235]

@@mikeintampa250 my bad I forgot jason does do warrenty. My comment was about gotway lol

[@auston911]

love the drain holes

[@JonahHax]

which wheels would this be applicable to? Is is all wheels with hollow bore motors or just gotway/begode wheels?

[@Duf]

Hmm I understand you are creating holes to allow water to get out but what do you think about the solutions that are intended to keep water from getting in in the first place?

[@eucbros9235]

There is no good solution to keep the water from going in the first place this is a solution so that no water is resting in that little area where I can seep into the bearings that sits there even if the wheel is moving with the holes moving at any speed the water gets sprayed out and you don't have to worry about it

[@eucbros9235]

We've done it to all our Wheels since the very beginning after our first bearings failed and we've had no issues since

[@Duf]

@@eucbros9235 I was referring to repacking the bearings with marine style grease along with the TPU bearing seals that go on top?

[@eucbros9235]

You'll have to discuss that with Murland. 😁

[@Duf]

@@eucbros9235 That's awesome that it works for you guys but I don't think this process is something a lot of EUC guys are going to have the tools/skills to do IMO. For a machinist like you it's like scratching your nose.

[@XZIL_R8ED]

Wont the metal shavings affect the bearings at all?

[@GiffysChannel]

They bearings have covers on them so it should be ok

[@DamianLewd]

Dude safety goggles

[@jasonetherington9663]

Begode/Gotway pays people to sit patiently and wait for every new release from EUC BROS, so they can find quality flaws faster 😅

[@noonoo4774]

See why the hell can't Gotway do this from the factory.... Awesome you guys have come up with a solution, but it sucks that we all have to spend a lot of money on these wheels only to diy them so they won't break 😢

[@itechhen]

How does drilling holes in the cover waterproof it? Please explain the logic here as seeing this done I would think more dust/water will get in as a result.