[TowerTalk] Thrust bearing re-grease

[Eugene Jensen]

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 at gmail.com>
To: "'Wayne Kline'" <w3ea at hotmail.com>; <towertalk at 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 at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:21 PM
> To: draxfelton at gmail.com; towertalk at 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 
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> 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 at gmail.com
>> To: towertalk at 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.
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>> Drax
>> KB3X
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