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Oliver plow tailwheel question

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RayP(MI)

04-02-2008 16:53:13




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Repairing an old Oliver 2x16 trailer type plow. Had to replace tailwheel tire, and while I'm at it, thought I'd work over the bearings so it didn't wobble so much. Successfully managed to tighten bearings, now I'm looking at the cups that enclose the ends of the bearings. Outer one is no problem. Inner one has a rather large hole in it, compared to the axle shaft. No evidence of any grease seal or anything to keep grease in, dirt out. Was there some sort of grease seal on these things? If so, what was it? Can I cobble something up here, or just keep pumping the grease in?

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rrlund

04-03-2008 06:59:06




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 Re: Oliver plow tailwheel question in reply to RayP(MI), 04-02-2008 16:53:13  
Geez Ray,I don't even remember there being a bearing in there. You're just talking about the cone on either side of the hub aren't you? Doesn't one of them have a step up thing on it to move it in toward the hub? I don't remember those ever having any kind of seal. I don't know where it would have gone. Are you going to Trufant Saturday?



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RayP(MI)

04-03-2008 11:02:22




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 Re: Oliver plow tailwheel question REPLY TO RRRLUND in reply to rrlund, 04-03-2008 06:59:06  
Yeah, Randy - you are right. Bearings are just a couple of cones which run inside the hub. (Clearly not a high speed bearing!) I replaced the pin which holds the outside cone with a larger diameter, and welded a pair of the notches in the cone shut, and then reworked them so notch isn"t quite so deep. That tightened cones, so there is little wobble in the bearings. Problem is that there"s nothing I can see on the right hand dust cover to keep dirt out of bearings. There"s an awfully large hole there compared to the size of the shaft. Wondering if there was some type of dust seal, felt or something, in that dust cover. Someone else had visited the bearings, used RTV to try to seal up where gaskets had been, so I know I"m not the first to get into it. (I"m replacing cardboard gaskets with new - home-made.) don"t know if there was some kind of seal there, that deteriorated, or was lost. Seems like there"s potential for lots of dirt to get in there!

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rrlund

04-04-2008 06:43:02




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 Re: Oliver plow tailwheel question REPLY TO RRRLUND in reply to RayP(MI), 04-03-2008 11:02:22  
I only had one here for a couple of years. I don't remember there ever being anything there but those two cones. I'm no engineer,but I think when it's in the ground the angle must be just right so it isn't wearing on either side too much. I guess just grease it,run it and check it. Mine never seemed to show much wear.



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