Take a pick and check to see if there is a hole into the bearning itself. I
have seen more than once a sealed bearing and no place for the grease to go.
That might be the reason there was no zerk on it and it was a plug in it
place. You will hit the race of the bearing shell. Remenber this will turn
so slow that many different designs have been used. I have a Telex here that
the thrust is a brass plate that have 2 grooves in it. Worked well well for
twenty years on a 38 ft crankup tower. 73 Gene K2QWD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Drax Felton" <draxfelton@gmail.com>
To: "'Wayne Kline'" <w3ea@hotmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Thrust bearing re-grease
> This one is labeled as "Falnir LCJ 1-15/16" New Britain, Conn."
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> I need to locate a ring to clamp the mast to the thrust bearing. The
> original is missing.
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> Any ideas on where to find one?
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> As far as re-greasing it. I figured it out. While taking a closer
> inspection I found it has screw tap in it for a grease fitting. I'm not
> going to need to pull it.
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> Drax
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> KB3X
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> From: Wayne Kline [mailto:w3ea@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:21 PM
> To: draxfelton@gmail.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Thrust bearing re-grease
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> Drax...
> I need you to be more specific ,, Is it a Rohn ? ( Rohn thrust bearing
> have
> ROHN cast on the flange and TB2 or TB3 and three 3/8 locking bolts )
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> Wayne W3EA
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>> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:10:18 -0400
>> From: draxfelton@gmail.com
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Thrust bearing re-grease
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>> Could someone recommend what puller tool I would need to beg, borrow,
>> or buy to pull a thrust bearing apart with to re-pack it with grease?
>> I'm not that familiar with bearings or whether the tool used for
>> automotive bearings that a mechanic might have would work or not. I'm
>> talking about a thrust bearing that in all is maybe 6 inches wide.
>>
>> Drax
>> KB3X
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