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February 9th, 2008
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Bearing cleaning
Bon Ami and water, with a pencil stuck in a drill, run for 30-60 seconds, and then rinse, and run the bearing under water to remove all the abrasive.
Add your favorite oil, and you now have a high-speed casting machine! This is a way to "tune" bearings that aren't fast from the factory to turn a conventional reel that was a dog into a sportster.
All this whining about tolerances must be for guys who can't handle a fast spool! (JUST KIDDING!... Sort of...) Ever hear of a "breaking in" period? Where something that was a little too tight when new reaches the point where it operates smooth and friction-free? That is the point of this exercise. The amount of steel removed is miniscule. You are actually POLISHING the bearings, if you do it right, and for not too long.
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February 12th, 2008
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Re: Bearing cleaning
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February 13th, 2008
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Re: Bearing cleaning
I too am a.r. about my bearings. I replace all of mine with ceramic, even the spool bearings. I use my drill press to easily push the pin out. it takes 2 seconds. see the picture. there is a hole drilled in the wood directly under the pin. I am sorry, I cant figure out how to attach the picture...it says file too big.
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February 13th, 2008
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Re: Bearing cleaning
lets try this...  |
February 13th, 2008
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Re: Bearing cleaning
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February 13th, 2008
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Re: Bearing cleaning
sure lots of good advice on here. we clean our bearings in bottle cap with lighter fluid. Swishing them around helps release some of the crud. To remove the pin, we just gently tap it straight out and have never bent one. Knock on wood.  |
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