[VAC] Re: Re Packing Wheel Bearings

["Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On a long grade where I ran trailer brakes alone manually, I could smell
the hot drums in the truck (windows open).

I have a good selection of sockets but my press is 8 miles from my metal
lathe and I don't have a stock of rod to make into such pieces, so I
stick with the metal bars cross wise that I can cut with the power
hacksaw that is near the press.

Almost invisible damage will rapidly damage rollers and lead to short
life if the previous rollers have changed the surface at all. You
probably should be able to hear the impacts of rollers on variations of
the race when you load the bearings properly and spin the wheel.

Gerald J.