What on earth is the point, replace, bearings are very low cost!
@matthiasrandomstuff22213 жыл бұрын
if you can find it, yes. but this is an oddball size. also shipping costs and waiting for it.
@outdoor0443 жыл бұрын
Yeah not all bearing are cheap, and many times just getting fresh grease in will provide many more years of life.
@greenidguy92923 жыл бұрын
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 I’m not sure where you live, but here in the US there are tons of bearing companies that have pretty much any size you could imagine. I’m in northeast Ohio and there is Akron bearing just to name one.
@QargZer3 жыл бұрын
The difference between people 70 years ago and today.. they would fix it while we throw it away and buy new.
@Hofstader0073 жыл бұрын
@@QargZer Cost for new vs. Repair old.
@simpleman2833 жыл бұрын
My dad was the kind of man that would buy a rebuild kit for a brake cylinder. I thought he was foolish; spending so much time to save so few dollars, until I got older. Now I have so much respect for the way he lived. This video reminds me of him. I like it.
@stasylumbassist13 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't rebuild a cylinder? Shoot, in Arizona we rebuild everything a cylinder is like bottom of the barrel guy... get out ur lil eco-zone and explore life more... cylinders is just one part on one machine of many thousands that are out there... I've resleeved motor piston cylinders for 350 motors, rebuilt it and I'm still a newbie... and that's just it, I'm not on a MASTER level, let alone GOD TIER... and those people exist
@flack33 жыл бұрын
@@stasylumbassist1 Shut it julio. Nobody cares about your fantastic life
@danielash17043 жыл бұрын
Some times the simplest thing's are easier .
@HanSolo__2 жыл бұрын
I wish we could get back to fixing solid stuff rather than throwing broken ones and buying new ones over and over again. People fall into this "single-use" trap easily. But, it was only meant to serve global giants of manufacturing which paid the politicians to push the first world country into this shit.
@AW-pz3qc3 жыл бұрын
If only we all had Matthias living next door!
@Furnitecture3 жыл бұрын
So true, very resourceful :)
@fellipec3 жыл бұрын
If you don't have a Matthias living next door, be the Matthias of the neighbour
@ShellCapSta3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to say the same...
@RoborobsComputers3 жыл бұрын
I wish
@georgev.georgeson53003 жыл бұрын
Be careful what you wish for... don't you remember the videos with his leaf blower? ;-)
@_P0tat07_3 жыл бұрын
That vacuum method was pretty clever. Granted, it wasn’t the most efficient way to pack a bearing, brute forcing the grease in proved to be much faster. But still it was clever.
@DvirLevy3 жыл бұрын
For when you don't have a grease gun on hand
@practicalguy9733 жыл бұрын
New video on how to clean grease residue out of my vacuum hose 😂
@the_hate_inside10853 жыл бұрын
Sure... seems mostly like a safe way to get a bunch of slimy grease into your shop vac. They way that worked was clever dough.
@practicalguy9733 жыл бұрын
@@the_hate_inside1085 Clever indeed. With enough saw dust and other things being vacuumed, if it's only a little residue maybe it works itself out eventually.
@the_hate_inside10853 жыл бұрын
@@practicalguy973 More like it attracts dirt or whatever else you are vacuuming, and makes it stick to the insides of the machine.
@DougmMoney3 жыл бұрын
Many years ago I worked for a company that had a lot of machines that needed regular maintenance. The bearings were all sealed as the one in your video. We were taught to drill a small hole carefully in the seal of the bearing. Then cover the hole with silicone caulk. When they needed grease, we simply used a needle tip on the grease gun. Worked good for us. Thanks.
@Savagedownsouth3 жыл бұрын
I saw a bearing like that on a motor that came to a shop I worked at. It didnt seem to cause any issues. I was impressed.
@saylormalan3 жыл бұрын
In bearings that have plastic protectors, it is easy to remove these covers for cleaning and regreasing, but when these protectors are made of tin, usually the covers get dented when removed and assembled. This way to regrease this type of bearing is very well thought out. God bless you.
@HanSolo__2 жыл бұрын
These here were shielded while the ones with plastic or hard rubber are sealed.
@tinkmarshino3 жыл бұрын
Well hell, that vacuum thing was slick but the grease gun set up was outta sight! Thanks..
@mehranfreeman61923 жыл бұрын
some times getting new bearings is better but sometimes it's too hard to find one , your solution is great for second types 👍
@pamil1923 Жыл бұрын
I have a Powermatic 14” bandsaw with Carter bearing guides, I hate them! Every time I go to use my bandsaw there’s at least one bearing is sticky or frozen. I’m going to try this trick on all of the bearings when I get the time. Thank you Mr. Wandel!☮️👍🏼
@someguy171711 ай бұрын
Yes anyone can just buy new. Its always nice to be able to salvage what we already have though. Particularly when encountering the infamous "backordered" message online but also just to see human ingenuity. Well done. Subscribed.
@LeightonGill3 жыл бұрын
For a moment there, I thought Matthias was going to balance the bandsaw wheels as well.
@mkz243 жыл бұрын
Perhaps in the next video ? 😬
@Ed196013 жыл бұрын
Next video
@brihancster70303 жыл бұрын
NOT a sealed bearing, that's just shielded. but great ideas for shielded bearings to give them new life.
@Nevir2023 жыл бұрын
If you have a sealed bearing which has lost its grease, it is now only a shielded bearing. *shrug*
@SinsBird3 жыл бұрын
@@Nevir202 lol, true.
@emptytomb49673 жыл бұрын
love it that you cleaned it, then finally created the higher psi grease fill. what more could a bearing ask for.
@thesaurus15233 жыл бұрын
I like the way you blew the paint thinner out of the bearings. Pretty neat little jig.
@miteytuff13 жыл бұрын
I like your method of greasing those bearing with the gun. Pretty ingenious!
@JohnColgan.3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant alternative methods of greasing
@stumpchump70147 ай бұрын
About the best re-greasing process I've seen so far. 👍🏼
@sofjanmustopoh7232 Жыл бұрын
I love the tinkerer attitude 💪 Let’s find a way to do it . Doesn’t matter I can replace the bearing relatively inexpensive. But I get to tinker with it . Clean out old grease , build a fixture to force new grease in . 😄 I spend many hours doing just like that 💪
@ParaBellum20243 жыл бұрын
I used the vacuum cleaner technique on my bicycle wheels, to get grease right through the axle to both sets of bearings (having first flushed them with degreaser, and dried them off). It worked very well. I've also used this technique to get woodglue deep into cracks. Vacuum cleaner on one side of the crack, tape in strategic places to concentrate the vacuum on the other side of the wood, and glue applied at that point until it appears at the other side of the wood.
@monadking27613 жыл бұрын
That was very clever using wood as a bearing housing to clean and grease the bearings.
@stewcrane34419 ай бұрын
love the vacuum regreasing and the pressure jig as well.
@macedindu8293 жыл бұрын
I can't believe he came up with two working solutions to get grease into sealed bearings.
@donfillenworth17213 жыл бұрын
I gotta say that’s the first time I’ve seen bearings greased with a shop vac. Thanks for sharing.
@TheGrantAlexander3 жыл бұрын
I used to clean bearings every week when I raced R/C cars a couple of decades ago. I bought a jig that, although plastic, looks a lot like what you made for blasting out the bearings using brake cleaner. It was designed with a conical shape so that many different size bearings could be cleaned. IIRC it was called a bearing blaster. Thanks for the tips and the memories!
@shaolin2246 ай бұрын
Awesome use of your jigs and a shop vac.
@deanroadifer60138 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing both methods of packing a bearing. To fix the shaking of your band saw buy a new set of tires for the pulleys. After that get in the habit of releasing the tension on the blades when the saw is not being used. The tension flattens the tires after sitting thus the shaking.
@StormBurnX3 жыл бұрын
I love how entertaining these 'random stuff' videos are :)
@matthewcarpenter47163 жыл бұрын
Matthias! I have a Shopsmith and my bandsaw makes the same sound! This was a perfect video for me. I know what I am doing today! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@mushin1113 жыл бұрын
Name checks out 😉
@garyblack87173 жыл бұрын
Me too, bad thing is I replaced the thrust bearings little over a year ago! Of course who knows how long my FIL had the replacement bearings that came with the SS...
@timbo3893 жыл бұрын
Yes, Shopsmiths are somewhat odd creatures (owning a couple myself). But they work fine and are still supported by the manufacturer. That’s what really keeps them going. The same basic design has been around for 66 years, with improvements that are designed to be back compatible to those older machines. If a person doesn’t have a lot of space, a Shopsmith can be a good all around solution. Definitely not a perfect solution but it’s not designed to be in a cabinet shop. And yes, the bandsaw is odd by design, but for someone who understands it’s quirks, it’s actually simpler to set up than a standard bandsaw.
@CYDeviant3 жыл бұрын
The final method of injecting grease was fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing.
@RollingThunder853 жыл бұрын
Excellent video great I've tried replacing bearings in old equipment and can never find the exact replacement bearing bravo great work my friend
@adobo69053 жыл бұрын
Very clever. Also, you can pop the shield open and reinstall it back.
@guytero88123 жыл бұрын
Wow. I learnt something very useful on KZbin for a change. Very clever idea 💡
@fergusontea3 жыл бұрын
Happy to see you’re getting to know your neighbours! People down here are friendly but a little shy. 👍❤️
@aserta3 жыл бұрын
I usually pop the shields using two dental picks (you grab the springs on opposite sides and lever out) but this is much more interesting. Especially for rarer bearings that can't be replaced/ (shield can't be)removed (of which i've come across a few times).
@ProDMiner3 жыл бұрын
Ya same actually, I was like holy crap I may be able to fix some of my old machine bearings finally!
@bodeine4543 жыл бұрын
Only thing I'd do different probably would be to soak the bearings in the solvent longer to allow it to break down the grease and dirt. Not sure how well it worked just jigging them around in it for a few seconds. When we re-greased automotive wheel bearings in automotive class in high school we'd lay them in kerosene for a couple hours and then come back to them and clean them.
@teofilstevenson3 жыл бұрын
For high volume standard bearing sizes where there’s high automation in the manufacturing process the shields can be non-removable.
@chris7465684623 жыл бұрын
For the smaller bearings i find two Stanley blades work quite well. I can easily take apart a PC fan bearing (3x8x4 - 693) and regrease, I prefer mobil polyrex EM, it makes less noise. The newer bearings have press in shields and can't be removed without damaging them...
@hetrodoxly12033 жыл бұрын
@@teofilstevenson I've been popping the shields of bearings for over 50 years, but only as a short term measure, the grease as come out because of wear.
@scott83513 жыл бұрын
That grease jig probably would have worked on my drill press bearings, but they were damaged knocking them out. Like you said just get new ones if you can't get at them easily. Nice and quiet now.
@tullgutten3 жыл бұрын
That wood block jig for cleaning and pushing grease in is actually genius 😁👍
@pherretofdoom3 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait to go lube all the bearings on my dad's old band saw. Thank you brother!
@herberar8 ай бұрын
Very interesting method, I liked it very much. In the case of high loads bearings, there is a specific type of grease. Very sticky and smells like most of mechanics shops. Cheers!
@jdmjesus61033 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I'm doing this next time. To think I've been popping the covers off all these years for no reason! Great tip.
@meanerkat43393 жыл бұрын
I like it. I will keep that in my memory bank. You never know when you might need to do that.
@dakotamax23 жыл бұрын
The thing I love about Shopsmith is walking straight from the (whatever machine configuration the tool is in) to the accessory wall to get the other attachment and retool.
@matthiasrandomstuff22213 жыл бұрын
the thing I love about separate machines is that that step is completely u necessary.
@natalieisagirlnow3 жыл бұрын
or that it's locked into a certain rpm because the selector knob was lost in 1962, and replaced with a vice grip
@wayne19593 жыл бұрын
well i never!! ive been repacking and regreasing bearings for 50yrs and have never seen such things. Man that will save me a motza on damaged bearing seals. Thanks for sharing Matthias. And for those who say buy new ones, I'm tipping they don't live and work 250miles from their nearest place to even order bearings..
@TechGorilla1987 Жыл бұрын
2023 and I am returning to comment. This method works amazingly well. Flush the bearing with 3 in 1 or WD and blow dry. Place bearing in a jig above a shop vac and boy howdy does that grease get in that bearing. Holy lubrication. The fan on a 10 year old quartz heater began squeaking loudly and pissing off the wife and the chinchillas. This method returned the heater to the previous, silent operation. To those who say "Buy new bearings..." Well, I repaired the unit in less time than it would take to actually locate, order and receive the bearings. It's only temporary if it doesn't work.
@JonnyDIY3 жыл бұрын
Awesome I love this! Good job Matthias. Great to have neighbors you can help and count on them for help 💕👍
@Toaster8083 жыл бұрын
The problem with greasing up squealing bearings is that the damage is already done. Once they squeal, you've had unlubricated metal on metal contact and wear has taken place. But I suppose for something like a band saw, you'll probably be ok. Not good for things that run for extended periods of time, or even continuously like wheel bearings, air handler motors and bearings, etc.
@hofnerbass3 жыл бұрын
Amazing idea. I wish I would have know this about 20 years ago. Thanks for helping
@teofilstevenson3 жыл бұрын
I work for a bearing manufacturer, for a band saw application that process should work great. Nicely done!
@gamingSlasher3 жыл бұрын
Interesting way to re-grease bearings. Feels like a really Mathias way of doing it :)
@charleskopcho58963 жыл бұрын
I look forward to all your videos Matthias. Humongous fan!!♥️
@MyGrowthRings3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Shopsmith bandsaw are weird, but in a wonderful way. The upper wheel isn’t crowned but has a slight taper, and it is canted to the back, which causes it to auto-track against the bearings on the left. Great vid as always, Matthias. Scott
@woodshopnerdery3 жыл бұрын
Looks like the tension was set above the max on a 1/4 inch blade and the blade didn`t seem to track at the back of wheel as it should. Maybe other issues are afoot?
@HowToCleanLikeAPro3 жыл бұрын
That squeaking brought back awful memories of my Shopsmith. I've never been so happy to get rid of a tool
@armin08153 жыл бұрын
Love your "make a jig" approach!
@PetarWD3 жыл бұрын
Curious what type if grease you used. Also, the second way of filling them, by pushing grease through the bearing, is easy if you need to fill many bearings with the same dimensions. Built a base plate with a rod that matches the inner diameter of the bearing that has a thread on it so you can screw the acrylic top tight. The acrylic top has two holes and you push grease in one hole with a syringe until it flows out of the other. Same volume filled every time and easy to clean when screening many different grease samples. /chemist working in grease R&D
@lynx501873 жыл бұрын
Looks like typical wheel bearing red grease
@natalieisagirlnow3 жыл бұрын
it looked like red
@jayytee80623 жыл бұрын
The slippery slidey kind
@PetarWD3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic answers lads. Really narrowed it down. (Most probably this is a multipurpose simple lithium grease but the transparency of it makes me want to say anhydrous calcium but that seems a bit unlikely for a regular consumer. Also colour is 100% irrelevant, any grease can be dyed any colour, almost.)
@jonathan14273 жыл бұрын
I would guess Lucasoil Red N Tacky.
@LarsSveen3 жыл бұрын
I bought a ShopSmith a few years back and used it a fair amount. Wound up getting rid of it. A dedicated tool for each job is simply better, especially when the do-all machine isn't really designed that well to begin with. To be fair, it did get me by and it was only about $100 used, including a bunch of extras.
@kossmonaut3 жыл бұрын
i think the shop smith tools are pretty cool, id love to hear your opinions on the unit
@dakotamax23 жыл бұрын
To the peril of all other KZbinrs, I watched John Heisz' video first. Thanks for the useful content Matthias! I'm pretty sure my bandsaw bearings are ready for some grease.
@sparked31133 жыл бұрын
Very cool idea using the vacuum to load grease.
@chrisharper26582 жыл бұрын
I saw this video a while back and looked it up and found it again. I've got a Grizzly that has those bearing blade guides that I've previously replaced and they've been howling again for a while now. Wondered if your grease technique might work. And it worked! Interesting to see that there was little to no grease in them to begin with. I figure the new grease should have been able to push any old stuff out but there was none. I did do a quick soak in mineral spirits first to get the saw dust and resin off them. Great tip.
@scottt14943 жыл бұрын
My old trusty Shopsmith bandsaw has bronze bearings. I remove them , wipe them, and hit them with non-lithium grease (brake grease) once every couple of years, and it's golden. I'll wear out before those bronze bearings will.
@krisraps3 жыл бұрын
Feels Good When Everything Can Be Fixed
@theephemeralglade19353 жыл бұрын
Look, just Dremel the bearing in half. After you've gotten stitches on your thumb, cleaned up the blood and tissue from the workbench, try to see if the part number is still legible so you can order a new one.
@zoravar.k79043 жыл бұрын
Since these bearings aren't aligning a shaft, after cleaning the blood you can just measure the ID, OD, width and get one of that size from the auto parts shop.
@saylormalan3 жыл бұрын
The important thing in this video is not the few dollars he saved but his creativity coming up with a way to lubricate the bearing. What if this bearing is no longer manufactured? There is an old saying: There is more than one way to skin a cat. It's always good to learn more things. I had never thought of this way to relubricate a bearing.
@zoravar.k79043 жыл бұрын
@@saylormalan when a bearing starts making noise there is already metal on metal contact and it's no good anymore. Besides, no bearings are out of production, just read the specs or measure them and order off of a catalog or auto parts store. No point in getting them from the manufacturer.
@mick1gallagher3 жыл бұрын
@@saylormalan you're some bearing expert
@saylormalan3 жыл бұрын
@@mick1gallagher Greetings from Brazil. I'm an amateur mechanic. I was born liking mechanics. Each case is different. In this specific case I think it's worth relubricating to last a few more years. What cannot happen is for a bearing to run without grease. Putting grease on this little beauty, it can still last a reasonable amount of time.
@AaronCook833 жыл бұрын
What does the difficulty of accessing them have to do with re-greasing or buying new? Either way you're taking it out.
@craigormsby4583 жыл бұрын
You can grease the bearings easily without the jig by putting some grease in your hand and repetitively rub the side of the bearing through it while rotating it. This will hydraulic the grease through the bearing.
@matthiasrandomstuff22213 жыл бұрын
Hadn't thought of that, but even simpler! Less cool though.
@jonasthemovie3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever done that with a shielded bearing?
@12345NoNamesLeft3 жыл бұрын
He did it with ZZ metal sheilded bearings, without removing the shields. It's hard to hand pack a shielded bearing.
@bobd.3 жыл бұрын
That's the old tried and true method used for automotive wheel bearings back in the days of drum brakes. It works, did it many times before I got a tool for greasing wheel bearings using a grease gun.
@bodeine4543 жыл бұрын
@@bobd. I just got to thinking, an automotive bearing grease jig would probably be pretty easy to make out of wood. I never thought about it back in the day. I drive a GMC Safari van that's rear wheel drive and I just hand packed brand new bearings for it and put new rotors on while I was at it. Runs smooth now 👍
@brianblithe22715 ай бұрын
One thing though, others talk about over packing will lead to bearing fail as well, did you pack it completely full ? and do they still work perfectly today ?
@frankbutaric35653 жыл бұрын
That is not a sealed bearing. It is a shielded bearing. A sealed bearing has rubber seals that do not allow dirt to get in.
@donaldasayers3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct. And the bearing is shot, if it's making that noise replace it, £2.50 max. While you are at it replace with a sealed bearing.
@1pcfred3 жыл бұрын
You made me laugh when you said, "A sealed bearing has rubber seals that do not allow dirt to get in." Yeah sure, you keep believing it.
@teofilstevenson3 жыл бұрын
@@1pcfred Yes, seals keep lube in and contaminants out. “Arizona Road Dust” or carbon bush dust are fine enough to work its way though but for the most part rubber seals on precision bearings work.
@1pcfred3 жыл бұрын
@@teofilstevenson in my experience what rubber seals do is keep contaminants in bearings. Whatever manages to get past the seal gets into a bearing and doesn't come out until you pop the seals and clean the bearing. Sealed for life means the bearing is beat once the seal has been defeated. Not nothing ever gets in the bearing. I mean use your head. The seal wears as the bearing turns. A seal contacts the inner and outer races so the outer stays stationary along with the seal and the inner turns on the seal. It's not going to put up with that forever.
@teofilstevenson3 жыл бұрын
@@1pcfred Hey Mr Wizard, I do use my head and have used it for the 35 yrs I’ve worked for a world class bearing manufacturer. This isn’t the Stone Age, technology has addressed such things.
@crocoped3 жыл бұрын
best way ive ever seen to pack a skate board bearing
@Tas1962b3 жыл бұрын
I usually melt the grease, drop the bearing in and wait until grease resets.
@ThatEgghead3 жыл бұрын
Cool approach. What kind of grease did you use?
@srupp92712 ай бұрын
Wow all that work How long did it take ? I guess a new ball bearing like this is between $5 and $10 . Makes me wonder is it worth it ?
@danedewaard82153 жыл бұрын
You sir, are a genus! I'll have to try that! Thanks for the great tip!!! When my hard to reach bearings get dry, I oil them with 30W nondetergent motor oil.
@MrEqtube3 жыл бұрын
30W oil? What is that? SAE J300 is THE standard that defines automobile engine lubricants viscosities and it does not recognize 30W oil. My guess: you mean SAE 30 oil. Second point: where you are going to find non detergent oil? For engine oil to be totally avoid any detergents it has to be of type API SA - some 70 years old standard. Hint: even monograde oil, i.e. for lawn movers or heavy duty diesel are detergent oils.
@danedewaard82153 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are correct, I meant SAE 30! And for your second question, I buy SAE 30 non-detergent at my local auto parts store. I use it in all my oil cans and use it to lubricate all of my equipment and tractor bearings as well as my jaws when they get squeaky ;-}
@woodsprout3 жыл бұрын
I read stories of a farmer, in a Shopsmith group (who had a small herd of Shopsmiths in his barn in multiple configurations-- like double-headed drill press, etc.), and he'd regrease actual sealed bearings in his large hay mowers. He drilled a small hole in the seal, pushed grease in, cleaned the seal and put a dab of silicone sealer on the hole.
@alexkiryazi53002 жыл бұрын
Great idea, the bearings i use are so odd no ones stocks them so this is perfect
@michaelmakemore6333 жыл бұрын
Now I know how to make 'like new' my roller blade bearings. What a nifty trick! Clever clever!
@willierants58803 жыл бұрын
Worthy of the main channel.
@Mr76Pontiac3 жыл бұрын
I understand both sides of the argument, of, reuse or buy new. I, myself, prefer having instant gratification by going to a brick and mortar store and buying what I need, but, sometimes what I need isn't immediately available. I also weigh in safety factors. Is a regrease going to cause more problems than it'll fix? If not for the short term, regrease and revisit sooner than later if it's not a lot of time to replace the parts. In this example, 5 minutes of cutting up a block of wood, and 2 minutes of squeezing grease through, a LOT better than ordering online and waiting.
@MCsCreations3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, Matthias! Brilliant little jigs! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@senatorjosephmccarthy27203 жыл бұрын
Great info. Thanks. Now I'm looking forward to the video showing the blade wheels, still on the saw, running, being turned/filed down on the sides of the faces to make them crowned. Seems a template would be needed.
@brianblithe22714 ай бұрын
What ( cant find exact 40 mm hole saw) you use to cut out the bearing O.D. ? hole saw, end mill, forstner ? Also what was the exact O.D. of the grease hose end ?
@muchmuchmore3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have the same bandsaw and the same squealing.
@danconnolly-stone55063 жыл бұрын
Love it man.while i was an aprentice toolmaker i used to sit ontop of our bandsaw & eat my lunch.it (the saw)was made from a ww2 era russian tank!
@alec46723 жыл бұрын
2:28 don't you mean "shop smiths are weird"? 😂😂 I love the things don't get me wrong it's just a crazy contraption 😂😂
@caseyrevoir3 жыл бұрын
I clean (usually only when rusty) with WD40 or diesel, mixes with grease better. I spin the bearing using the rubber backing adapter for roloc pads. You can usually blow a rubber sided seal out of a bearing, and pack with your thumbs. I have never had grease cross contamination ruin a bearing, if there was grease In there we would not be doing this. A blunt tip assortment of syringes is a must, 14 - 25 gauge, (20 for $10) you can simply just add some grease through the gap in the shield there. If the rubber of an applicable bearing is supple, you can just go under the lip. I warm the syringes a bit, and squeeze them with pliers, putting the syringe barrel through a metal washer where your index and birdie finger go to grab on to. I mostly drill a small hole in the seal wall, (cuz the seal is crunchy) and fill. Seal hole with a dab of 1min permetex right stuff. If you roll the bearing while putting the needle in, you can usually get deeper. I over pack the bearing and spin it very fast and fling the excess grease back out and clean off. I use Full Synthetic Valvoline VV985. It mixes great. Bad advice for space shuttles and aeroplanes, but wonderful for cars and equipment. I have had great luck greasing timing belt pulleys and front wheel bearings on cars/trucks, (sealed assemblys, not old school) If they are apart for something else like a ball joint or water pump, drill a hole and squirt them up, they will even quiet back up if noisy and arrest advancement of whatever axial play, if any, was there. I would run a re-greased Japanese timing belt pulley over a luck of the draw Chinese sourced part any day. A gambit of new timing belt pulleys could exceed the value of the car. (I have been known to repack new pulleys from 3rd party's to ensure good grease) Most people will not a replace belt pulley, if I can even get them to change the belt. I have greased hundreds of noisy 6203 style bearings and they always end up out lasting the thing I bolted them back on to. If a bearing does not spin a lot, I use Seal Glyde as a lubricant instead.
@ubertalldude3 жыл бұрын
The vacuum trick is pretty clever
@roboman24443 жыл бұрын
Neat way to do it. I would've thought you needed to remove the shields from the bearings.
@THX..11383 жыл бұрын
I wounder, did the weird engineering of the Shopsmith bandsaw attachment stand out at all from the rest of the Shopsmith tool 🤔
@woodsprout3 жыл бұрын
I would say there is some unusual engineering in the upper drum of the Shopsmith 6" belt sander, for tightening the belt.
@Gears.and.Gadgets3 жыл бұрын
I would have considered that a waste of my time and just replaced the bearings. Yet seeing your video let me know of another way if it were a weekend and supply houses were closed. Thanks for sharing.
@bodeine4543 жыл бұрын
Love the homemade bearing grease jig, that will save time and frustration 👌
@duncescotus23423 жыл бұрын
Worth the time for good older bearings. Now are Chinese bearings worth a crap? Are they getting better? What about ceramic?
@TheSphongleface3 жыл бұрын
Aren't you that guy who made the mouse hole video.... I loved that video.. Ok I know it's you after seeing the last 5 seconds of this video. Nice one. I like your face.
@NathanNostaw3 жыл бұрын
I really like this method. :) Thanks for sharing this neat tip.
@VenturiLife3 жыл бұрын
Cool in a pinch. If they're standard bearings though, a few bucks to replace them if you know where to source. I've even bought some NSK bearings direct from the warehouse for just a few dollars, the markups in the store were huge. $30 for a $4-5 bearing etc. Interestingly, bearings usually aren't packed FULL of grease, as this can actually pop them open, they are kind of half-full of grease in most cases. Just enough to lube the ball bearings and races, but not enough to over-pressurize them during operation.
@matthiasrandomstuff22213 жыл бұрын
not standard bearings
@tasteapiana3 жыл бұрын
Quick tip on that Mobil 1 synthetic grease (almost certain that's what you used because of the color and consistency). Mix it 1:2 with WD-40 marine grease (1 part Mobil 1 synthetic to 2 parts WD-40 marine), 1:1 if you've already bought a ton of it. Both advise NOT to mix them but in my trials on stationary machines, bikes and handheld power tools they both work just fine together. The Mobil 1, on its own, will separate and run all over the place given time but the WD-40 marine has no such problem, in fact, it thickens up the Mobil more than enough to never run. In a confined, sealed, bearing maybe there's no issue but in anything with exposure to the air the Mobil WILL separate and run.
@muhhamad7863 жыл бұрын
@Mathias I believe it's called a sealed (not shielded) bearing. Typo or different terminology in Canada?
@matthiasrandomstuff22213 жыл бұрын
definitely shielded. Sealed is different.
@jerrybobteasdale3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the easiest, temporary fix is to: drill a small hole in the shield; Hit hole slightly with a center punch to make a mild countersink; Force grease in with a Lincoln needle grease applicator; and seal hole with a dab of adhesive.
@joeyoungs84263 жыл бұрын
Great idea and would work well when using a packing tool reducing the effort to get the grease in there.
@andrewa85693 жыл бұрын
Or you can just put it into a bag with grease and use a vac master
@jerrybobteasdale3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewa8569 My suggestion is more aimed at situation where the bearing can't be easily removed.
@wernerviehhauser943 жыл бұрын
Maybe a stupid question but .... why didn't you simply decap the bearing?
@GPDIY3 жыл бұрын
My hat off to you. Excellent work.
@billm21583 жыл бұрын
Clever bearing tools. Conical bearing packers are commonly available (and inexpensive) and fit a range of bearing sizes. I use mine to pump fresh grease into bearings while purging the old grease out. No need for solvents.
@rmkscrambler3 жыл бұрын
Just an FYI ball bearings are usually packed with polyurea grease. Lithium and polyurea greases don't always play nice together.
@godofrock3 жыл бұрын
We use an old warming pot warm up the grease put bearing in and the grease will flow into the bearing. Only worthwhile on big bearings or bearings that get wet.