Atco bearing lubrication
Graemevw
Thu, 28/05/2020
I'm renovating a 1957 14" atco. Everything has been heavily greased so I'm cleaning everything. I assume the bearings wouldn't have been greased? They have oil points so I guess they are just oiled.
However, as it wont get lots of use, would I be better off packing them with grease rather than remembering to oil all the time? Or is there a reason they aren't greased?
Thanks.
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Many thanks. I think I'll go
Many thanks. I think I'll go with oil and see how it goes.
The grease a previous owner had used has just turned it into a filthy mess, although they did use waaaay too much!
It at least stopped the thing from rusting so bad!
Grease tends to dry out and
Grease tends to dry out and go “ claggy”. SAE 30 or 40 oil is preferable . If you do decide to wash out the bearings and then re-pack them , only pack around about two thirds of the race diameter. If Bearings are over packed there is a tendency for the balls to skid round rather than roll as intended.