Just to resurrect this 'older thread'....
Now I tend to abuse my 'old' Sealey MC5908 lift, in respect I wash the bikes on it so it gets wet, now and again it will get some grease and a squirt of chain lube on it to keep it lubricated but generally just gets left to stand it on one end for the water to drain off it...
Well I noticed a bit of rusty metal hanging down behind the bearing.... the lift screw seemed to be turning without any extra effort but thought I better have a look.... I then realised it was the back race of the bearing, effectively a washer, so I punched out the two roll pins (see above) and took it apart and yes the rear washer has broken in half and well rusty, to my great surprise, the actual roller bearing was fine, not bent or distorted and smooth running, so I looked for a stainless washer, nothing in the right size.
Sealey do sell the bearing and it's quite cheap around £3.00 but the two sites I found wanted about three times more for the postage... To cut to the chase, the bearing has no number on it, Sealey only give their part number, so after measuring and some referencing it's an
AXK1528 and I order one yesterday afternoon from Simply Bearings, shelling out and extra quid for a 'Major Branded Bearing' rather then the non branded generic and it was here this morning, all for £6.72, what a service.
Simply Bearings
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