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<blockquote data-quote="FJReady" data-source="post: 1458704" data-attributes="member: 465"><p>There is no 'separator' between the needles on the front(pivot) and rear(shock mount) relay arm bearings. There is a waxy pasty compound that keeps the rollers in place during manufacture and it does hold a minimal amount of lubricant for the bearing contact surfaces. The two middle(dog bone) bearings in the relay arm and the other two dog bone bearings in your swing arm do have separators in the bearings to keep proper needle spacing. </p><p></p><p>The first thing I do to the pivot bearing when I rebuild a relay arm for zerk installation is take out that waxy crap along with the needles. The waxy goo get thrown out. After I do the mod to the bearing outer race, the bearing gets repacked with 'red and tacky' lithium grease. The grease passageway I put in causes the grease to essentially encapsulate the installed needles inside the bearing. Theres no longer any need for that waxy stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FJReady, post: 1458704, member: 465"] There is no 'separator' between the needles on the front(pivot) and rear(shock mount) relay arm bearings. There is a waxy pasty compound that keeps the rollers in place during manufacture and it does hold a minimal amount of lubricant for the bearing contact surfaces. The two middle(dog bone) bearings in the relay arm and the other two dog bone bearings in your swing arm do have separators in the bearings to keep proper needle spacing. The first thing I do to the pivot bearing when I rebuild a relay arm for zerk installation is take out that waxy crap along with the needles. The waxy goo get thrown out. After I do the mod to the bearing outer race, the bearing gets repacked with 'red and tacky' lithium grease. The grease passageway I put in causes the grease to essentially encapsulate the installed needles inside the bearing. Theres no longer any need for that waxy stuff. [/QUOTE]
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