Metal bearing=dirty easily too?

Daazndood · #1 12-11-2003, 09:30 PM

hi all. i wanted to know was if these metal bearing get hair and nasty little things stuck in it easily. with the plastic yellow bearing i have right now, evertime i take off my wheel, its covered in nasty black stuff. i dont think metal bearings with nasty black stuff will help alot.

basically, im on a 20 dollor xmods mod budget. since bearings cost that much, i was wondering if i should get them. or should i get suspension and tires instead?

RedRSX · #2 12-11-2003, 10:55 PM

The bearings really are worht it...it makes your car much quieter and you will actually feel the difference in how the car runs. As for the balck stuff. I had that happen at first to...but the reason for that , i think, is that the factory put a lubricating grease on and in those yelloe plastic bushings. When you get the bearings, i would suggest you de-grease them, then lubricate them with powdered graphite. I got mine at home depot for like $2. Oce you de-grease them and put the powdered graphite in them...you hardly ever get that black crap in your bearings. I also really like the fact that your car is much quieter and just sounds super smooth

Se7en · #3 12-12-2003, 11:09 AM

I'll have to go look for this powedered graphite. I have cats in the house and amount of cat hair that accumulates in the wheels and bearings is rediculous.

Shiporu · #4 12-12-2003, 08:07 PM

Se7en,

I just cleaned my metal bearings....oh!! you should of seen the @@@@ in there... but no cats in my house. but since i race out side, lots'o hair and stuff...mostly dust. But by all means get the bearings.... degrease 'em and you good to go...

Daazndood · #5 12-12-2003, 08:52 PM

does it still run good with all the gunk in it?

and has anybody ran plastic vs metal bearing tests? i would like to know the results

Shiporu · #6 12-13-2003, 04:52 AM

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Originally posted by Daazndood
does it still run good with all the gunk in it?

and has anybody ran plastic vs metal bearing tests? i would like to know the results

uh, no. gunk make car slow and junk. slow car= scrap.

As far as the plasic bushing vs. Metal bearing, I blew my freind away. same motor and all....but i had the metal bearings. but as far as an actual test, nope. have not done that. I think I should do that though, would settle a lot of arguments...