Bearing Lubrication Suggestion
Bearing Lubrication Suggestion
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I have a 12l14 ground stock shaft (soft) engaged in an aluminum reamed housing(2") depth 3/8" nominal diameter. It is a reamed hole finish with no coatings.
The aluminum is 6063-T6. the shaft/ hole combination has .0005-.001 clearance and will rotate intermittently in a randomly used test apparatus.
So constant use is not present here. 1-10 times a day with 90 degrees of rotation. So bascally it is low use & low rpm. What would be a suitable grease to prevent galling etc. The product has a life test of 10k cycles it must pass. Also, it is a manually operated spring load horizontal lid.
Thanks for any guidance.
The aluminum is 6063-T6. the shaft/ hole combination has .0005-.001 clearance and will rotate intermittently in a randomly used test apparatus.
So constant use is not present here. 1-10 times a day with 90 degrees of rotation. So bascally it is low use & low rpm. What would be a suitable grease to prevent galling etc. The product has a life test of 10k cycles it must pass. Also, it is a manually operated spring load horizontal lid.
Thanks for any guidance.





RE: Bearing Lubrication Suggestion
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If your heart is set on using grease, I'd go with a light silicone grease.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Load (I missed it if you told us).
Temperature (assume room temp?)
environment (water, other contaminants).
I doubt I'd be able to give you any recommendation, but I think these would be important to whoever does.
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