sick of ims bearing

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Jake actually tested what would happen if the oil feed failed by disconnecting and plugging the line, the answer after a prolonged period of running was “nothing”. Oil feed cools and prolongs the life of the plain bearings, but the splash oil mist seems to do a pretty good job in the short term.

Actually the oil film is mostly provided as the shaft is submerged in oil, mist and splashed oil would not be enough to keep a plain bearing alive for too long.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Homeoboxter

Actually the oil film is mostly provided as the shaft is submerged in oil, mist and splashed oil would not be enough to keep a plain bearing alive for too long.

It did during his tests, but no one really knows how long it can run that way.