HI All,
Please find below the method I pack Bearings, takes about 5 minutes a bearing total and is very clean compared to traditional methods
Firstly I have cut down a old SU bell as the base and tapped a grease nipple in to it
The using a old socket for the inner spacer and a old bearing as the outer spacer. These will prevent the grease from going everywhere and have been glued in using metal putty, if you are going to make one yourself, my advise is to have a bearing handy as an spacer to align everything
The next step is to place the bearing with raised side upwards over the socket, there is a very small gap between the bearing and the outer ring
Then using old plastic of broken squirty bottle make spacers the go along the bearing and between the bottom guide and the wall of the bell, connect grease gun and start pumping
AS the grease comes through the top, rotate slightly to ensure grease goed into all sections
Once complete, remove plastic spacers wiping the little bit of grease off them
Using a clean rag, grab and cover packed bearing
AC
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