Joe AutoDrill wrote:
Trying to gently press off a bearing with about a 1" OD and 1/2" ID... Was
a light press fit when I put it on there! Thing blew up in my face. The
outer race and balls flew everywhere including into my upper lip and right
forearm. Both have marks but no blood. My eyeball would have been injured
pretty good as would a tooth, etc...

Be careful out there... Even the things that are not supposed to go after
you sometimes do!


Wow, never had anything like that happen, and I've salvaged a bunch of
bearings, mostly out of disk drives and the like. I have heard of such
things, though. What caused the outer race to shatter? I've heard of
this when people wash bearing units and then use an air jet to blow the
solvent off, but I've never heard of one exploding from static forces.

I guess it is ALWAYS a good idea to wear eye protection when using a
press, though.

Jon