ideas on dismantling bearings

Now there's a thought Mrs has one for rings ect.

I used to work for a bearing manufacturer before I retired as a chief inspector. Looking at the picture of that bearing reminds me of the larger sizes we used to make, and the all steel cages were pressed on with the rollers resting in the inner cone. The only way to get them off was to cut them off and re-cage the rollers with a new cage. We used to do this as a bearing repair job for about half the price of a new one. New rollers were fitted, after the races had been reground.

I agree with cleaning the bearing in place. However, it could become a challenge depending on what type of grease was used on the bearing. Some of the present day synthetic greases are resistant to some solvent types. Not as easy as cleaning old wheel bearings which is easily accomplished with a container of varsol or paraffin and a parts brush. I recently and clumsily dropped a new bearing that was pre-coated with a synthetic grease onto my bench. Needless to say, some foreign material stuck to the grease. Once the smoke cleared (caused by my use of various expletives), I tried to wash the bearing using every solvent that I have on my shelf. None of them would readily cut the grease. I have sent an email off to the manufacturer asking them what I should use.

Bill

Just this moment received a reply from the manufacturer. Sent my email at 6:35; received the reply at 6:44. How about that for service. The product is called Krazy Grease. They have told me to use Windex or ammonia to remove the grease.

Bill