Can the bearings be damaged by using “The Greaser”?
The actual use of this tool to pack your bearings will not damage the bearing in any way. Packing used bearings that are dirty could force dirt into the bearing. This of course, would not be good. Take time to clean the outer of the bearing prior to greasing. If the bearing is extremely dirty, clean with solvent as noted in “Cleaning” and “Cleaning Used Bearings” elsewhere in this FAQ sheet. Excessisve force when greasing can break very small bearings. Go easy. Let the Greaser do the work. I have had a couple of bearings pop the shield out when greasing. Two bearings were from the same lot and had a shallow shield retainer clip outer groove in them from improper machining of the bearing outer race, i.e. a dull tool. I felt that these would have failed in use as the clip was barely holding the shield in. On a “staked” shield, it had a poorly staked shield. “Staked” is where the shield is actually bent by punch, in a certain manner, to hold the shield in. In a couple of other instances,
