Dexter bearing adjustment procedure
I totally get NOT using the EZlube fitting (ruined some brakes), Timken parts, and annual service. What I don't get is the conflicting methods being used to set the zero backlash on the bearing, i.e....
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RJsfishin wrote:
Tapered roller bearings and self adjusting brakes have not changed in in nearly 50 years,.so why all the hype ?
Think what you must, but torqueing a wheel to even 30 lbs, much worse turning it under that much torque, is asking for brg failure.
Turning a wheel under any more than finger tight, removes any and all grease that was applied to the rollers and race in that wheel. The clearance (play) in a bearing it to leave space for grease, not for expansion. But Dexter is God, so do it !
You're right. I'm sure the engineers who design these things know nothing about how to service them.
