Posted by Uncle Ernie on May 11, 2012 at 21:22:07 from (64.38.158.177):
In Reply to: Bearing install posted by patsdeere on May 11, 2012 at 20:53:42:
I looked into how hot you can get a tapered roller bearing before you risk damage and found 350 degrees f. to be the safe high temp. I heat bearings to fit onto shafts regularly by heating them in a toaster oven set to 350* for about 20 minutes.. Works slick. Another great trick is to set the bearing on a 100 watt light bulb for about the same ammount of time.A machinist friend showed me that trick. Switched to the toaster oven as I heat several bearings and a sleeve at the same time for most of the jobs I do.
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