Joe, the WD stands for water displacement. So what is the chemical in
WD40 that will cause the corrosion?

On 12/28/2010 09:54 PM, Josepi wrote:
WD40?

Corrosive as hell and will rust your bearings right out in a few months if
they last that long without proper lubrication.


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My bearings were frozen up again.

Even after cleaning both did not move well.

I wound up blowing them out, I can't get the dust seal off.
These are not like some bearings that allow the dust seal to be removed.
I dumped them both in mineral spirits and they freed up, until I blew
them out. Then they were like gum again.

So I sprayed them with WD40 and am hoping for the best.

I guess I need to heat the lower one to get it off the shaft.
Can someone confirm that heating the bearing with a torch will do that.
Or is there another way?