daman
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I would say the water getting in there is doing them no good,bearing'sTJ500 said:
should not need replacing.. "Frequently".
JeepTherapy
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I am learning the amount of maintenance required on a snowmobile. I guess I didn't realize the huge amount of preventative maintenance to keep them running and driving reliably. I also now understand the more powerful they are the more attention they need. They live in a pretty harsh environment so I guess it just stands to reason.
As for shooting grease in that bearing, is it OK to mix grease with that lube? I am using Amsoil synthetic chain case lube in the chain case. Doesn't the chain case lube fill that bearing?
As for shooting grease in that bearing, is it OK to mix grease with that lube? I am using Amsoil synthetic chain case lube in the chain case. Doesn't the chain case lube fill that bearing?
No need to grease
Just pull one seal off the new bearing and leave the factory grease right in it. The seal goes toward the gear and the un sealed side toward the track. When the shaft turns a little chain case oil gets pulled through the seal and trapped in between the shaft seal in the back side of the chain case and the bearing and automatically lubes the bearing. You are good to go. I replace chain case bearings after about 3-4000 miles as preventative maintenance during a track change. What the hell, the bearings are less than $10 each! Cheap insurance. I would not say it is at all out of the ordinary for your bearing to go after 4500-5000 miles. If it were my sled those bearings would have been in the garbage when I put that new track on. Live and learn!
Madmatt
Just pull one seal off the new bearing and leave the factory grease right in it. The seal goes toward the gear and the un sealed side toward the track. When the shaft turns a little chain case oil gets pulled through the seal and trapped in between the shaft seal in the back side of the chain case and the bearing and automatically lubes the bearing. You are good to go. I replace chain case bearings after about 3-4000 miles as preventative maintenance during a track change. What the hell, the bearings are less than $10 each! Cheap insurance. I would not say it is at all out of the ordinary for your bearing to go after 4500-5000 miles. If it were my sled those bearings would have been in the garbage when I put that new track on. Live and learn!
Madmatt
daman
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JT i'm talking the bearings that don't see case oil, i.e skid, etc.....JeepTherapy said:
JeepTherapy
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Got it. MadMatt, Where are you buying your bearings for $10?