Hi folks,
Long time lurker that finally broke down and registered. Hopefully I can give back a little knowledge now and then.
Need some advice with my bandsaw, pretty please.
Took my lower wheel off my bandsaw to shim, in order to make coplanar with top wheel, and thought it might be good to change the bearings as they are a bit tight. On my machine, the two bearings are pressed into each side of the saw body (as shown in the photo), to which the shaft that holds the lower wheel is attached. There is a bushing between the bearings.
Just to check my thinking, I'm guessing I'll need to tap the shaft out and then push the bearings out from the opposite side(s).
But when I need to get the bearings back, what's the most effective sequence of steps? Everything is very tight which would necessitate a press or some good ol' banging. I'd rather press obviously as I don't want to damage the bearings, but not sure I have a choice here. Should I 1) press bearing on one side of shaft, 2) tap shaft into bandsaw, tap the other bearing in and then 3) go back and forth until they're both somewhat even?
Want to make sure I'm not missing some key step or maybe there's an easier way.
Lastly, where do people buy their bearings online? I searched but only found recommendations from a few years ago, some of those sites are no longer around. I looked on ebay, but there are so many counterfeits... How do you know which is real? Does anyone buy from Amazon?
Much appreciated!
Here's what it looks like on one side.
And the other side. If I remove the pulley, the bearings are pressed into the cavity in the same way as the front.
Long time lurker that finally broke down and registered. Hopefully I can give back a little knowledge now and then.
Need some advice with my bandsaw, pretty please.
Took my lower wheel off my bandsaw to shim, in order to make coplanar with top wheel, and thought it might be good to change the bearings as they are a bit tight. On my machine, the two bearings are pressed into each side of the saw body (as shown in the photo), to which the shaft that holds the lower wheel is attached. There is a bushing between the bearings.
Just to check my thinking, I'm guessing I'll need to tap the shaft out and then push the bearings out from the opposite side(s).
But when I need to get the bearings back, what's the most effective sequence of steps? Everything is very tight which would necessitate a press or some good ol' banging. I'd rather press obviously as I don't want to damage the bearings, but not sure I have a choice here. Should I 1) press bearing on one side of shaft, 2) tap shaft into bandsaw, tap the other bearing in and then 3) go back and forth until they're both somewhat even?
Want to make sure I'm not missing some key step or maybe there's an easier way.
Lastly, where do people buy their bearings online? I searched but only found recommendations from a few years ago, some of those sites are no longer around. I looked on ebay, but there are so many counterfeits... How do you know which is real? Does anyone buy from Amazon?
Much appreciated!
Here's what it looks like on one side.
And the other side. If I remove the pulley, the bearings are pressed into the cavity in the same way as the front.