Virtual1
Senior Heliman
Location: Waterloo, Iowa - USA
| oh they're fine. The aluminum acts as such a good heat spreader that I doubt I have anything here that can bring that big of a chunk of aluminum to a temp that would overheat the bearings. When they finally popped out, one fell in my hand and was fairly well within my hand's tolerance to hold.
That gets me thining though, what does it take to cook a bearing? I suppose if it's a teflon-sealed bearing, not a lot. But for any other bearing, all that's in there is steel and a (most probably petrolium based) lubricant. You'd probably break down the lube long before damaging the ball or race. Pump in some new lube and it should be about good as new? |
They can take a certain amount of heat but they are not indestuctable.
