I understand the desire to run the best, freest rolling bearings available, but I wonder if ceramic bearings are suitable for the environment your racing in.I just picked up a ‘17 Recon that come with ceramic bearings. I want clean them and lubricate. The Phantom tech sheet says to replace the dust shield every time and I don’t see them offering them for sale. Is there any other process some take?
I understand the desire to run the best, freest rolling bearings available, but I wonder if ceramic bearings are suitable for the environment your racing in.
Remove the metal shield from one side of the bearing and toss in trash. Using a small pick or razor blade, pop the rubber seal off, clean your bearing out, dry with air and lube. Replace rubber shield and go racing. If you don’t mess up the rubber, you can reuse it for a long time.I just picked up a ‘17 Recon that come with ceramic bearings. I want clean them and lubricate. The Phantom tech sheet says to replace the dust shield every time and I don’t see them offering them for sale. Is there any other process some take?
CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN! PRC has ceramic bearing lube for sale on their online webstore....if you dont thoroughly clean and relubricate after each and every race day, you will be replacing them soon....I don’t buy into the hype but that’s what it came with. I will stick with them until I have to replace them.
Absolutely! I was just wondering if you replaced the dust shield or replace it. The PRC tech sheet says replace and they give a part number but don’t offer it for sale.CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN! PRC has ceramic bearing lube for sale on their online webstore....if you dont thoroughly clean and relubricate after each and every race day, you will be replacing them soon....
Something to read is the article about bearings in the off topic lubrication thread.
WOW, Glad you said that. I was about to do ours this week. Been using brake cleaner on metal ones. Same as the OP these ceramics came on our Recons.I clean them with wd40. (Brake clean or degreaser will ruin the ceramics) I then gently blow compressed air into the bearings. I then use triflow to lube.