You don't clean the pitted bearing races, mate. You replace the bearing. They don't cost that much. Re-using the damaged bearing ensures that the centre will seize up again in short order.
Unfortunately i don't have the money at the moment to replace the bearings and the lathe is going in storage till we find a new house so it will have to live like that for a wile .. Defiantly beter then leaving it how it was. Cheers Gym_
You don't clean the pitted bearing races, mate. You replace the bearing. They don't cost that much. Re-using the damaged bearing ensures that the centre will seize up again in short order.
Unfortunately i don't have the money at the moment to replace the bearings and the lathe is going in storage till we find a new house so it will have to live like that for a wile ..
Defiantly beter then leaving it how it was.
Cheers Gym_
Those bearings are fucked, mate.
Yep there rooted .. they will need replacing..