Bearings

[Megabass]

Curious to know people's preference for cleaning
Bearings. anyone using a ultrasonic cleaner ???

[bjspinner]

I use an Ultrasonic cleaner for most of the internal reel parts, works great.

[Stik]

For under $10 it is sometimes better to replace the bearing.

[t303]

Many top shelf bearings are a lot more than $10 :-)
Acetone in a shot glass in US cleaner. Final flush with carby cleaner then blast through with air to dry (don't spin the bearing).

cheers
Steve

[Megabass]

I was quite interested in the ultrasonic
Cleaning process till I read a few reviews
Regarding it causing pitting etc.
Have you ran any hybrids or full ceramics in it
Before ??
Cheers Gavin .

[Martin Lo]

Originally Posted by Megabass

I was quite interested in the ultrasonic
Cleaning process till I read a few reviews
Regarding it causing pitting etc.
Have you ran any hybrids or full ceramics in it
Before ??
Cheers Gavin .

I stack a heap on a skewer, skewer in dremel and into acetone. Works very quickly.

[Slazmo]

Don't over think the process of cleaning a bearing.

[bjspinner]

Originally Posted by Megabass

I was quite interested in the ultrasonic
Cleaning process till I read a few reviews
Regarding it causing pitting etc.
Have you ran any hybrids or full ceramics in it
Before ??
Cheers Gavin .

I have put hybrids and full ceramics in an ultrasonic cleaner, no problems with them at all..

It only shakes them how can it pit them, at the worst the liquid the bearings are submersed in may harden up a rubber seal.

I have had full ceramics in every week for a year or more no issues.

[Slazmo]

It's not the jostling around that causes the damage.

It's the cavitation of air bubbles and the suspended sediments in the solution that causes micro-abrasion on the running surfaces. Elevating bearings boff the bottom pan can help sediments fall away from the surfaces but cavitation cannot be avoided.

Running for extended times and on machines that are of commercial grade are questionable on small parts and fine surfaces.

I would recommend seeing the video of air bubbles eroding a boat prop due to cavitation to see what I mean.

[bjspinner]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

It's not the jostling around that causes the damage.

It's the cavitation of air bubbles and the suspended sediments in the solution that causes micro-abrasion on the running surfaces. Elevating bearings boff the bottom pan can help sediments fall away from the surfaces but cavitation cannot be avoided.

Running for extended times and on machines that are of commercial grade are questionable on small parts and fine surfaces.

I would recommend seeing the video of air bubbles eroding a boat prop due to cavitation to see what I mean.

Yeah I have seen that video, as I said have had no issues in over 10 years with bearings dirtier than what comes out of most fishing reels.
Though as you say keep them off the bottom of the tank and out of the crud in the bottom.