ICG Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Mobil 1 Red Synthetic grease...hasn't failed me yet....use it in all wheel bearings, fittings etc.... Have some outdated Valvoline Synthetic Aviation bearing grease..... probably never run out of grease for the bearings.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag6240 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Doug said: Had to laugh over on HCS where Tricky Ricky is also using a deflector now. Never mentioned anything about it until you posted about it. By next year it will be something he developed and will be selling them. Thanks for your original idea and pics Yeah, I saw that... I was kind in my response to that 500 word essay he wrote about all his testing, and how his $140 "kit" now includes a bearing deflector. So for basically less than half of what he charges, you can do what I did, WITH a new bearing and have good results. (I did cheat and pull and re-use the same bearing on my 2021, which now has 11k on it) Edited May 9, 2023 by Mag6240 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, Mag6240 said: Yeah, I saw that... I was kind in my response to that 500 word essay he wrote about all his testing, and how his $140 "kit" now includes a bearing deflector. So for basically less than half of what he charges, you can do what I did, WITH a new bearing and have good results. (I did cheat and pull and re-use the same bearing on my 2021, which now has 11k on it) Not a Rick fan with his wacked out responses most of the time. More like commercial you'd see at 3 AM and his numbers and claims are constantly changing. Does have some decent sled knowledge but is by no means the sled God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 So before Rick tries to sell me one, what did you use for a deflector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag6240 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 15 hours ago, Deephaven said: So before Rick tries to sell me one, what did you use for a deflector? Stock $14.99 jackshaft deflector drilled out to 1 1/4” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 Pulled the seal off a 2024 jackshaft bearing and looked good for grease but I still added some. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Would have liked to have seen more grease in the drive axle bearing. I did add grease. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liggett Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 5/10/2023 at 8:47 AM, Mag6240 said: Stock $14.99 jackshaft deflector drilled out to 1 1/4” How did you hold that to drill it out to 1 1/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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