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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
The lubricant-bath design like Liqualube is also not 100% sealed, but the lubricant used in the system is designed to absorb a certain amount of water and still protect the bearings. These are nice in that you can easily check the level of lubricant through the cap, and changing the lubricant is a matter of draining and refilling, which will also pull out any water that was absorbed into the system.
These systems still need attention at times as well, as when the hub is on you should have no free-play between hub and spindle. So...if you have a touch of freeplay, you must readjust at times which gives you a chance to inspect your bearings as well.
Steve |
