Timberwolf 190dh Main Bearings

[WesD]

How hard are they to change, will I need a bearing press or not?

 

I have no problem stripping down and getting to them, just want to preempt if I’ll be taking my flywheel to an engineering firm?

[s o c]

You’ll need a press I’m fairly sure.

i always took out flywheel and brought into agri-eng workshop.

my Tw dealer told me it’s not difficult to make greasable, said he’d done a few.

[WesD]

Yes making it greasable would be a dream, cool flywheel our and to eng firm it is, thanks by the way. 

[Gareth Phoenix]

hi WesD , You don't need a press for this job, just light tapping into place is sufficient. I can provide a qualified Timberwolf technician to talk to you if you would like, not touting for work just people glad to pass on their knowledge. Also I am not sure about the greaseable bearings option on a 190 can't see it being stable enough. broken nipples ,broken piping will just be adding to potential issues. Gareth of Green Plant 01483 235111

[WesD]

10 hours ago, Gareth Phoenix said:

hi WesD , You don't need a press for this job, just light tapping into place is sufficient. I can provide a qualified Timberwolf technician to talk to you if you would like, not touting for work just people glad to pass on their knowledge. Also I am not sure about the greaseable bearings option on a 190 can't see it being stable enough. broken nipples ,broken piping will just be adding to potential issues. Gareth of Green Plant 01483 235111

Thank you, I have the flywheel off and going to pick up a 60mm socket up tomorrow, I’m gona keep as standard as just looking at it off tells me making them greasable is a problem in itself and to be fair it’s done 1400 hours on its original bearings and I’ll have upgraded before it does that amount again so this new set will see me out. 

Edited October 17, 2018 by WesD

[aspenarb]

22 hours ago, WesD said:

How hard are they to change, will I need a bearing press or not?

 

I have no problem stripping down and getting to them, just want to preempt if I’ll be taking my flywheel to an engineering firm?

 

The conversion is covered in here Wes ( page 26)

Bob

 

[WesD]

Thanks Bob awesome step by step!

 

Okay next question? Anyone know how much and how difficult for a tracked conversion kit? 

 

May look into it in spring.