Hello,
I have a couple of questions. First, about the actual bearings. I have the manual and the original bearings appear to have been from New Departure. I found a guy selling both the front and rear bearings from New Departure on eBay and they are advertised as factory new, but they are clearly old stock. Do bearings go bad, or would "old" new bearings be ok?
The second question is about the nose bearing. It is really stuck on the spindle and I'm not sure how to get it off safely. It looks as there may be some form of loctite on it, but I can't tell for sure. The bearing is rubber sealed, so I don't want to heat it as the seal will melt and make a mess of things. The spindle is too long to use a bearing puller. Any suggestions on how to remove it? The bearings in the machine do not appear to be original and I don't know their origin or history, which is why I want to replace them.
Thanks,
Dave
I have a couple of questions. First, about the actual bearings. I have the manual and the original bearings appear to have been from New Departure. I found a guy selling both the front and rear bearings from New Departure on eBay and they are advertised as factory new, but they are clearly old stock. Do bearings go bad, or would "old" new bearings be ok?
The second question is about the nose bearing. It is really stuck on the spindle and I'm not sure how to get it off safely. It looks as there may be some form of loctite on it, but I can't tell for sure. The bearing is rubber sealed, so I don't want to heat it as the seal will melt and make a mess of things. The spindle is too long to use a bearing puller. Any suggestions on how to remove it? The bearings in the machine do not appear to be original and I don't know their origin or history, which is why I want to replace them.
Thanks,
Dave