[TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?

[Tom Anderson]

The thrust bearing that came with my W51 TriEx tower in the early 90s came with a grease fitting installed.  I've always used wheel bearing grease in my grease gun to lube it.  From what I've read, mechanics advise NOT to mix grease types, so I stick with wheel bearing grease which is usually available in both sizes of tubes to fit a hand pumped grease gun and a lever action one.  I've also redone the front wheel bearings in my car with the same grease. 

FYI: Mechanics advise not to use gasoline to clean wheel bearings for some reason.

Tom, WW5L

--- On Thu, 10/13/11, W3YY <w3yy at cox.net> wrote:

> From: W3YY <w3yy at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?
> To: towertalk at contesting.com, jcjacobsen at q.com
> Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 5:37 PM
> I confess to not having read this
> whole thread.  So at the risk of repeating
> others experience or making statements that conflict with
> real experts, let
> me say I have 4 TB-3's that were lubricated with Lithium
> grease 33 years ago
> and they have worked perfectly ever since without any need
> for service.  I'm
> a EE, not an ME, so maybe dry is better.  I'm just
> reporting what worked for
> me.
> 
> 73, Bob - W3YY    
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
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> On Behalf Of K7LXC at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:17 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com;
> jcjacobsen at q.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?
> 
>  
> In a message dated 10/12/2011 8:33:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight
> Time,
> towertalk-request at contesting.com
> writes:
> 
> >  Would either of you gentlemen please provide for
> me the  instructions
> from Rohn that states that their TB-3 thrust bearings are
> to be  run dry. I
> know that they are sold dry. I am looking for facts from
> Rohn that  say that
> these bearings should not be lubricated. I am not
> interested in any
> information except from Rohn. 
> 
> 
> Then I suggest you contact Rohn since  you're not
> interested on our input
> anyway.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
> TOWER TECH 
> 
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