grease in bearings with vacuum cleaner

[jimmyjoe]

   Heard this today. Did NOT try it yet.

 

   "To get grease into spinning reel bearings, drill a hole slightly smaller than the O.D. of the bearing in a cardboard, plastic or metal sheet. Put the bearing over it, flat. Put grease on the side of the bearing, making sure to cover the whole side evenly. Insert a pencil into the center of the bearing and center it over the hole you drilled. Put the cardboard (or plastic or metal) over the open end of a vacuum cleaner hose and turn the vacuum cleaner on. Rotate the pencil slowly. The vacuum will pull the grease into the bearing, even a shielded bearing."

 

   Sound crazy? Or am I the only one who didn't know this already?      jj

[garroyo130]

Seems like a lot of work/mess ... Alan Tani seals bearing greasers as well. Although I've never been compelled to buy one for bass fishing ...

[Michigander]

I oil my reel bearings... Only use grease on the trailer. ?

[garroyo130]

https://www.360tuna.com/threads/grease-an-update-4-6-2010.8212/

 

[MN Fisher]

Bearings get oil, gears get grease.

[redmeansdistortion]

8 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

Seems like a lot of work/mess ... Alan Tani seals bearing greasers as well. Although I've never been compelled to buy one for bass fishing ...

His grease packer works very well.  I grease every bearing except for spool bearings and knob bearings.  I know some use oil on every one of them, but very few oils last long enough considering most service their reels once or twice per year.  Sure, you can reapply oil periodically, but some of those bearings can be hard to get to without extensive disassembly.  Especially spinning reel bearings.

[jimmyjoe]

8 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

Seems like a lot of work/mess ... Alan Tani seals bearing greasers as well. Although I've never been compelled to buy one for bass fishing ...

 

7 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

https://www.360tuna.com/threads/grease-an-update-4-6-2010.8212/

 

 

   I can't believe the machining that went into Tani's greasers. That guy is crazy!

 

7 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Bearings get oil, gears get grease.

 

   Not in spinning reels.

 

  

7 minutes ago, redmeansdistortion said:

His grease packer works very well.  I grease every bearing except for spool bearings.  I know some use oil on every one of them, but very few oils last long enough considering most service their reels once or twice per year.  Sure, you can reapply oil periodically, but some of those bearings are hard to get to without extensive disassembly.  

 

   True. I used braid on two of my reels, and grease was almost mandatory, especially in the bearing that supports the main shaft.

   I was thinking that this vacuum method might work, but then again, I might be wrong. It's hard to check out myself, considering the reels I have.      jj

  

[OkobojiEagle]

21 minutes ago, redmeansdistortion said:

 I know some use oil on every one of them, but very few oils last long enough considering most service their reels once or twice per year. 

 80 wt lower unit oil... a good compromise to both sides of the discussion.

 

oe

[MN Fisher]

16 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

Not in spinning reels.

It wasn't specified anywhere that this was a spinning reel...so I assumed BC.

[.ghoti.]

I used to use a special tool to force grease into my bearings. The thing is, they are difficult to get clean. An ultrasonic unit is mandatory, and multiple cycles are required.

I now use 90wt gear oil for all except spool bearing. Spool bearings get TSI321.

[jimmyjoe]

55 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

It wasn't specified anywhere that this was a spinning reel...so I assumed BC.

 

   It's the fifth word in the quote. That's my fault; I should have used bold.     jj

 

32 minutes ago, .ghoti. said:

I now use 90wt gear oil

1 hour ago, OkobojiEagle said:

 80 wt lower unit oil...

 

   Do either of you have any problem getting oil to last for a season on the pinion support bearing? Or do you just tear down your reels twice a year?     jj

[MN Fisher]

30 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

It's the fifth word in the quote. That's my fault; I should have used bold.     jj

Old eyes - I missed it.

[iabass8]

30 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   It's the fifth word in the quote. That's my fault; I should have used bold.     jj

 

 

   Do either of you have any problem getting oil to last for a season on the pinion support bearing? Or do you just tear down your reels twice a year?     jj

90wt gear oil in frame bearings lasts a very long time if  applied correctly.  

[OkobojiEagle]

3 hours ago, iabass8 said:

90wt gear oil in frame bearings lasts a very long time if  applied correctly.  

ditto

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

The thing to watch when using gear oil in bearings is the pinion support bearing in a spinning reel. If over oiled, they can seep into the AR and cause it to not work properly. 

[garroyo130]

22 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

The thing to watch when using gear oil in bearings is the pinion support bearing in a spinning reel. If over oiled, they can seep into the AR and cause it to not work properly. 

 

^ this is what turned me off from using it last time ... admittedly user error. 

 

Anyhow this thread just convinced me to give the gear oil another go. Ive currently been doing TSI321 in all bearings except pinion support and its help up well. 

 

To those of you using gear oil. Are you dipping the bearing or adding drops of gear oil?

[OkobojiEagle]

One good drop per bearing...  less is more

 

oe

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I dip, then hang them to partially drain. Lay the pinion bearing in question on a paper towel for a minute and it will be fine. 

[NOC 1]

18 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Bearings get oil, gears get grease.

I put TSI321 on my spool bearings, and anti reverse. Grease is OK for everything else. It protects better, it stays put longer and doesn't affect the performance in any negative way, plus it usually feels a little smoother too I think.

[jimmyjoe]

15 minutes ago, NOC 1 said:

spool bearings

 

   ??????

[NOC 1]

7 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   ??????

Yeah...I'm that guy who missed the spinning reel part...

[garroyo130]

10 minutes ago, NOC 1 said:

Yeah...I'm that guy who missed the spinning reel part...

 

When did we switch to spinning only? does the OP have something I missed?

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

 

When did we switch to spinning only? does the OP have something I missed?

First line of his quoted text.

21 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

"To get grease into spinning reel bearings,

So ya - this is for spinning reels.

[NOC 1]

2 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

 

When did we switch to spinning only? does the OP have something I missed?

Yep, 5th word in the OP, though much of the info applies to either I'd think. I figure that the "egg-beater" clan just doesn't want to hear from the "coffee-grinder" tribe on this one.

 

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, NOC 1 said:

Yep, 5th word in the OP, though much of the info applies to either I'd think. I figure that the "egg-beater" clan just doesn't want to hear from the "coffee-grinder" tribe on this one.

 

What about those of us who are 50/50 split between? Are we in limbo? Does our voice count twice?