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Fozzy The Bear:


--- Quote from: ex_directory on April 20, 2008, 12:34:36 pm ---Read somewhere that you can soak some bearings in WD40, not sure if this is a generic approach - any experiences for the best way to run the v2 in?

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1) NEVER use WD40 to lubricate the bearings..... Clean any heavy grease out of them with it if you want, but never lubricate with it. It dries out FAST.
2) After cleaning the bearings out, lubricate with a few drops of very light machine oil.
3) Use the ball every day.
4) Re-lubricate every 3 or 4 days for about a month.
Track ball should now be run in.
After that you can lubricate it about every six months.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

ex_directory:


--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on April 21, 2008, 02:57:07 am ---1) NEVER use WD40 to lubricate the bearings..... Clean any heavy grease out of them with it if you want, but never lubricate with it. It dries out FAST.
2) After cleaning the bearings out, lubricate with a few drops of very light machine oil.
3) Use the ball every day.
4) Re-lubricate every 3 or 4 days for about a month.
Track ball should now be run in.
After that you can lubricate it about every six months.
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Hey Julian, thanks for this. I assume when I take the TB apart the bearings simply slide off the end of the rollers so I don't need to worry about keeping the rollers clean? Secondly, since I have WD40 I will use this to clean the bearings, once used though, how do remove the wd40 from the bearing before applying the light oil? Can it just be blown out with an off the shelf air duster can?

Fozzy The Bear:


--- Quote from: ex_directory on April 21, 2008, 05:10:15 am ---Hey Julian, thanks for this. I assume when I take the TB apart the bearings simply slide off the end of the rollers so I don't need to worry about keeping the rollers clean?
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YUP!!!


--- Quote from: ex_directory on April 21, 2008, 05:10:15 am ---Secondly, since I have WD40 I will use this to clean the bearings, once used though, how do remove the wd40 from the bearing before applying the light oil? Can it just be blown out with an off the shelf air duster can?

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Just dry the bearing with a soft lint free cloth, most of the WD40 will soak into the cloth. Then apply the oil. You don't need to remove every trace of the WD40.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

ex_directory:


--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on April 21, 2008, 02:57:07 am ---1) NEVER use WD40 to lubricate the bearings..... Clean any heavy grease out of them with it if you want, but never lubricate with it. It dries out FAST.
2) After cleaning the bearings out, lubricate with a few drops of very light machine oil.
3) Use the ball every day.
4) Re-lubricate every 3 or 4 days for about a month.
Track ball should now be run in.
After that you can lubricate it about every six months.
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OK, so I did all that, even added a touch of Bob Roberts suggestion to spin the bearing in a drill (I stuck a pencil in the drill and this seemed to work quite well).

I found that after soaking in wd40 for five minutes and then cleaning, the bearings were spinning very freely, but after adding 3 drops of 3 in 1 this did slow it down quite a bit. I still have one bearing of the five that is not quite as free so I took it all apart again and did the process again this time with just 1 drop of oil. Seems to spin better now.

I did forget to mention this is a 2.25" ball so maybe the spin time will not be as good as 3" balls? Is striving for a 7 day spin time as mentioned in a recent post too much to ask? Seriously though, some of the problems from my original post have gone which I am pleased about. Now just a case of some regular oiling and hopefully can add another day! Cheers Julian  :cheers:

Havok:

Just use the damn thing and it will work itself out! I never have been a big fan of artificially breaking in mechanical devices, in some instances you are doing more harm than good and reducing the lifespan of the item...

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