wnjj wrote:
alexey75 wrote:
wnjj wrote:
alexey75 wrote:
Probably it's a stupid question, is there a need to remove/re-install the race?
Only if you are replacing the bearing.
Sorry, not sure I got you. In my case I would like to grease the bearing, there is no need to remove the race?
If you remove, grease and reinstall the same bearing you can leave the race in there. The race and bearing wear together like a matched pair. If you ever replace the bearing with a brand new one, you'll want to install the new race. For routine bearing repacking you do not need to remove the race.
^^^THIS^^^
If bearing and race are not rusted, scored, damaged or wornout past adjustments you can just remove the old grease and repack with fresh grease.
No need to replace the bearings and races everytime you pull apart, only if you see some sort of wear damage.
The inside grease seal is pretty much the only item that will not be salvageable to reuse (although I have been able to remove and reuse them a couple of times if I take the time to gently remove them as some have just enough metal lip you can get under to pry out without bending them).