In a message dated 4/2/06 8:20:31 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
g3rzp@g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk writes:
My expereince has been (with both those rotators) that for a reason I can't
explain, they end up full of filthy black dust, and the balls corrode. When
I have occasion to take either tower down (which isn't very often), I always
remove the rotator, and wash the innards with WD40 - done outside! This also
gets the old grease out, although an old [paint brush helps. I don't worry
about losing the balls, since they're generally corroded, and I have a large
bag of 3/8 inch balls, which cost around 3cents apiece. Because any loss of
the balls wouldn't matter, I never lose any, of course.....
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My standard way of cleaning the ball bearings.....Get some mineral spirits,
put in an old cool whip bowl and put the bearings and the plastic races in.
Roll the bearings around a little, use an old toothbrush to clean the races.
Dry with an old towel and your good to go.
When putting the bearings back in, I just use a thimble full of white
lithium grease. Too many guys use enough heavy grease to lubricate the front
end
of a Buick, which eventually gums things up big time.
Bill K4XS
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