On Friday, March 15, 2019 at 6:19:50 AM UTC-4, whit3rd wrote:
On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 7:49:47 PM UTC-7, DerbyDad03 wrote:


Have you taken it apart to KNOW it is not packed?

Yep

Or to KNOW you have a 6202-RS bearing in there?

Yep

The arbor of a table saw has a pair of bearings fitted into
a housing, and the outer faces need to be shielded against
sawdust; that means 'R' rubber seals. The inner, if you ever
are expected to add oil, has to be 'S' or the oil won't get in.

So, -RS bearings might mean that some oil-regularly maintenance
was required. Nowadays there's good evidence that RR with
permanent lube could also work well (especially for a hobbyist who
spins the saw up a few dozen hours a year).

The bearings on my saw have shields on both sides. The manual does not include
the bearings in their list of lubrication points. You would have to tear the saw apart to
get the arbor out in order to lubricate the bearings, i.e. not a maintenance item.