Hello Steve What I have done in the past Is to degrease it all and before assembly,drill and tap grease nipples in the housing,just make sure you clean all the filings before assembly.Then for regular maintenance you just have to give them a small shot of grease with a regular grease gun. Just a suggestion Good luck Howard VE4ISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen E. Belter" seb@wintek.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 7:19 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Thrust bearing maintenance
I have an Yaesu GS-050 thrust bearing that has been installed for about 15 years. The thrust bearing turns, but requires a lot of force.
I disassembled the thrust bearing to find that the grease is very sticky (think candy apple sticky), and not lubricative (if that is a word).
Should I take it to an auto repair shop and ask them to degrease and then lubricate similar to repacking a wheel bearing?
What kind of grease should be used?
Thanks and 73, Steve N9IP
Steve Belter
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