[TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?

[K8RI on TT]

On 10/8/2011 11:17 PM, Tom Anderson wrote:
> OOOps, I should have qualified my answer.  I was referring to thrust bearings, not the bearings inside a Yaesu rotor.  Yaesu may specify the type and weight of the grease used on a rebuild.

I use White Lithium grease.  Some rotator manufacturers are using it 
now. For thrust bearings...It all depends. ROHN says to run theirs dry.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Tom, WW5L
>
> --- On Sat, 10/8/11, Tom Anderson<andersonww5l at sbcglobal.net>  wrote:
>
>> From: Tom Anderson<andersonww5l at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com, "Chris Merchant KA1LMR"<ka1lmr at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 10:13 PM
>> Chris:
>>
>> I always use "wheel bearing" grease since its made for
>> bearings.  Same stuff mechanics supposedly use when
>> cleaning and repacking your car wheel bearings. The pros say
>> don't mix grease types like lithium with wheel bearing,
>> etc. 
>>
>> I use one of those small hand operated grease guns, usually
>> $15 or less, available at Wal-Mart or most auto supply (Pep
>> Boys, Auto Zone)stores , or tool stores such as Northern
>> Tools or Harbor Freight. They also usually have the
>> cartridges to fit both the small and large grease
>> guns. 
>>
>> Northern Tool had one of their battery powered grease guns
>> on sale a couple years ago, but I fotgot to get one.
>>
>> I pump the grease in until it comes out of the bearing and
>> usually have my XYL Cheryl (WY5H) operating the rotor
>> control box in both directions, that way the grease doesn't
>> goop up.  I always clean the excess up so it doesn't
>> attract dirt.
>>
>> I usually grease the bearing twice or so a year.
>>
>> Tom, WW5L
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 10/8/11, Chris Merchant KA1LMR<ka1lmr at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Chris Merchant KA1LMR<ka1lmr at yahoo.com>
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?
>>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>> Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 7:46 PM
>>> Whats is the best grease that will
>>> not gunk up in cold New England winters for bearings
>> for
>>> repacking a  Yaesu G-800 rotor?
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