Check Your Bearings...

[mystic122468]

As I was going through my rig yesterday doing the usual shim removal and re-greasing everything, I started to check my bearings and removed the seals and behold only a few of them were greased!
I De-sealed and checked EVERY bearing and about 6 of them showed grease..
So I lightly greased and/or oiled them all, I figured it couldn't hurt!

Just a little FYI... "thumbsup"

[kish]

Checked most of my bearings...man was I surprised... only about 4 had some sort of lube in it. Thank you mystic for starting this or i would have never taken the time to look. What is everyone else finding out on theirs? I'm curious!

[K_B]

It sounds to me like people are starting to split hairs with this thing. These crawlers do what? 2mph? 5? With an occassional burst of full throttle? It's not like the bearings are spinning all that fast to require a bunch of lube.

[Hurley0706]

It sounds to me like people are starting to split hairs with this thing. These crawlers do what? 2mph? 5? With an occassional burst of full throttle? It's not like the bearings are spinning all that fast to require a bunch of lube.

Minimizing power loss is definitely something I am concerned with, in this Losi and my comp rigs. I wouldn't want to run my bearings unlubed. I wouldn't call it splitting hairs.

[K_B]

Unlubed is one thing. But running grease adds drag as well. I suppose if they were absolutely bone-dry, that would be bad, but I'd imagine that these would have at least some bearing oil in them which should be enough to keep the bearings lubricated. In all my 1/8 scale stuff, like the clutch bearings, I blast all the grease out and re-lube with some light bearing oil. And those things are spinning at 35,000 rpm...

[twistedone]

all the bearings in a trans for stock offroad racing are usually de-sealed and degreased and oiled for less drag and heat.
I have done this to both of my LCC's and removed a lot of heat from them
like someone else has stated we are CRAWLING not racing I would think this will be fine IMO"thumbsup"

[Robbob]

all the bearings in a trans for stock offroad racing are usually de-sealed and degreased and oiled for less drag and heat.
I have done this to both of my LCC's and removed a lot of heat from them
like someone else has stated we are CRAWLING not racing I would think this will be fine IMO"thumbsup"


yup did the same in our TC's, broke in the drivetrain then tore the bearings apart and sprayed them clean.

the only ones i left alone on my LCC was the tranny ones because they're spinning at a higher rate, cleaned the axles out though.

[ripper7777777]

Well like I posted in the spool thread, My rear bearings were gummed up with grease and barely turning, so it's good to check to make sure they are spinning.

[kish]

the bearings that i opened up, which is quite easy to do, had no lube at all in them, not even a drop of oil. Ya, we're not running high speeds, neither are the 1:1 crawlers; I'm sure they have lube in their bearings. Metal to metal is going to cause drag and heat, which is a huge issue with these trucks. Spending the few extra minutes to tear them down is WELL worth it for me. "thumbsup" Good thread!!!!