[TowerTalk] Best Grease for Rotor bearings ?

[K8RI on TT]

On 10/13/2011 7:34 PM, Tom Anderson wrote:
> 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.
It's considered both unhealthy (lots of carcinogenic chemicals)  from  
exposure and dangerous due to explosion possibility.

73

Roger (K8RI)


>
> 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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