Notice: Do not allow the bearings to spin. Turn them slowly by hand. Spinning
the bearings may damage the race and the rollers.
- Clean all the bearing parts in a suitable solvent. Air dry all the parts.
- Inspect the bearings and journals for roughness and
unusual wear or damage.
- Inspect the mainshaft bearing journals for wear.
- Inspect the mainshaft speed gear bearings for wear.
- Inspect the main drive gear pilot bearing rollers for wear.
- Replace parts which show signs of excessive wear.
- Do not file surfaces which have been hardened and precision ground.
- Replace worn or damaged bearings.
- Replace mated bearing parts when only one part is damaged.