How sealed is a sealed bearing

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How sealed is a sealed bearing Charles Ping 07-15-2008
Posted by Mark Rand on July 15, 2008, 2:51 pm
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:12:11 +0100, "campingstoveman"

>Charles,
>
>A sealed bearing is only as good as the seal which is fixed but the inner
>must still rotate therefore there must be a gap. The seal is generally to
>retain the grease and keep out the dirt.
>
>

a Z (shielded) bearing will have a gap, but an RS (Rubber seal) bearing won't
have a gap. A 2RS bearing is probably indicated in this application,



Mark Rand
RTFM

Posted by campingstoveman on July 15, 2008, 3:49 pm
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Mark,
Agreed but oil pressure will break through over time.

Martin P

> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:12:11 +0100, "campingstoveman"
>
>>Charles,
>>
>>A sealed bearing is only as good as the seal which is fixed but the inner
>>must still rotate therefore there must be a gap. The seal is generally to
>>retain the grease and keep out the dirt.
>>
>>
>
> a Z (shielded) bearing will have a gap, but an RS (Rubber seal) bearing
> won't
> have a gap. A 2RS bearing is probably indicated in this application,
>
>
>
> Mark Rand
> RTFM



Posted by PG1D/PA-11Ø12 on July 15, 2008, 5:02 pm
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> Mark,
> Agreed but oil pressure will break through over time.
>
> Martin P
>
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:12:11 +0100, "campingstoveman"
>>
>>>Charles,
>>>
>>>A sealed bearing is only as good as the seal which is fixed but the inner
>>>must still rotate therefore there must be a gap. The seal is generally to
>>>retain the grease and keep out the dirt.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> a Z (shielded) bearing will have a gap, but an RS (Rubber seal) bearing
>> won't
>> have a gap. A 2RS bearing is probably indicated in this application,
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Rand
>> RTFM
>
As written previously, they are only to keep dirt out and grease in. I only
know of the black rubber oil/grease sealing rings.for this purpose.
Dirk



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