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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drsteve wrote:But a lot of times the engineers are overruled by the lawyers and BS artists who have to make sure all their bases are covered. The engineers say "That's too much" and the lawyers say "Better too much than not enough, it covers our butts".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.
OTOH I also think 50 lbft. is way too much.
