<VV> Blower Bearing

[aircooled6@prodigy.net]

I had a new one from a vendor start to howl almost immediately after
install.  I leave the belt loose as heck and dont have them pop off.
Anyhow, I took a hint from someone on this list and used one of my wifes
insulin syringes to inject some mobil 1 into the bearing.  Aout 10 cc s all
told.  That was 2 years and probably 20000 miles ago and not a peep since.

Beat the heck out of removing it again.

Everett Wilson
North Richland Hills TX


> From: "Rick Loving" <ral1963@earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 16:03:25 -0400
> To: <Maxjoe9306@aol.com>, <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Subject: RE: <VV> Blower Bearing
> 
> My vote is that your fan belt is installed too tight, this will bind the
> bearing and cause premature failure.
> 
> A belt should be installed only by a finger tight pull on the idler.
> You should be able to spin the alt/gen fan blade with a single finger
> while the belt slides over the pulley.
> 
> As the belt heats up from use it actually gets tighter.  If it's too
> tight while cold it only gets tighter putting extra stress on the
> bearing.
> 
> Rick Loving
> <SNIP>
> There IS a tool to lube the fan bearing, but your failure rate would
> indicate something else is going on - unless the replacement bearing
> just
> had not been lubed at the factory?
> 
> Attachments are scanned with anti-virus software.
> 
> Later, JR
> 
>> I replaced my second fan bearing in two years. I drive the car about
> two
>> thousand miles per year. That can't be normal. I guess sitting around
> all
> winter
>> harms this bearing as well. Can this bearing be lubricated some how?
>> Thanks
>> Brian
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