Intermediate bearing greasing advice

[husbus]

Per the service records of this new-to-me 2020 212X, the intermediate bearings weren't greased during the 10-hour service, or any time after. I see that a lot of people like adding the grease directly into the bearing housing, but I have no visual on the fitting due to the electronic box being in the way, and it's a long reach anyway, so I'm thinking I'll just grease through the hose per official instructions. It'd be great to at least know whether the hose contains any grease currently. Is that hose held on by a zip tie, or is it supposed to unlock somehow to come off?

 

[steveinmd]

I cut the ziptie off of my 195 and then pumped all the old grease out of the tube. Once fresh grease started coming out, I reattached and gave it some pumps. Then remove the from the fitting and press on the tiny ball to make sure it isn't under extreme pressure.

 

[husbus]

I cut the ziptie off of my 195 and then pumped all the old grease out of the tube. Once fresh grease started coming out, I reattached and gave it some pumps. Then remove the from the fitting and press on the tiny ball to make sure it isn't under extreme pressure.

Thanks, will give that a try!

 

[TeenGee]

Check out this thread.
@Cobra Jet Steering LLC recommends just adding gear oil instead of grease.

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Thread 'Intermediate bearing'

Aug 7, 2024

I’ve read through the posts on this forum regarding greasing the intermediate bearing. I have a 24 Ar250 that has the remote hose at the top of the engine that goes to the grease fitting. I’ve read about the dangers of blowing the seals in the housing if you overpack it with grease. I’ve read some are figuring out how many pumps of grease it would take to fill the hose to reach the bearing. I have no confidence that’s a good method and could easily see overfilling and blowing out those seals. Seems it would be easier to remove the hose and just fill from the fitting? Access is pretty easy...

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