[HAM] M-3 --> Bearing that won't stop squealing

[Alan Alsobrook]

First of all stay away from the WD40 unless the shaft has seized. (I've 
recovered quite a few seized generators with WD40 over the years but 
ONLY use it as a last resort). WD40 has a high paraffin content that 
gums up the generator.

The first suggestion I would have is to directly inject generator oil 
into the felt of the bearing. If this isn't the outside bearing you will 
have to take the floater bolts out of the generator and carefully lift 
it enough to get at the trouble bearing with a syringe & needle. I use a 
10 cc with a 20ga 2" needle to do this. it's possible that the string 
feeding that bearing has been broken or has become contaminated and not 
  allowing the oil to flow down to the bearing.

The second suggestion gets a bit more involved and I'll hold it for now. 


Tony wrote:

> Hi all, 
> I have an M-3 with the right-most bearing (at the start-motor end of the TW
> shaft, where the shaft passes through the TWG chassis) that will not stop
> squealing. 
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Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
aalso at Bellsouth.net