Englander 25-PDV & 25-PDVC block bearings with no grease channel to hold the grease!

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Don2222

Minister of Fire
Feb 1, 2010
9,117
Salem NH
Hello
I came across a really not that old 25-PDVC (Only 4 years old) with both augers jammed up and frozen solid! Then I noticed the block bearings (Sometimes Green in Color) had no grease channel! The bearings did not turn very easily and new auger motors a while back did not help much from jamming!
So after wire wheeling the augers and installing new blue block bearings that I packed with red high temp grease turns like butter!

Has anyone seen or have these?

Pic 1 - shows old green bearing on right and new blue bearing on left


Pic 2 - Old bearing outside - no grease channel
Pic 3 - Old bearing inside - no grease channel
Pic 4 - New Upgraded block bearing with grease channel
 

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Hello
I came across a really not that old 25-PDVC (Only 4 years old) with both augers jammed up and frozen solid! Then I noticed the block bearings (Sometimes Green in Color) had no grease channel! The bearings did not turn very easily and new auger motors a while back did not help much from jamming!
So after wire wheeling the augers and installing new blue block bearings that I packed with red high temp grease turns like butter!

Has anyone seen or have these?

Pic 1 - shows old green bearing on right and new blue bearing on left


Pic 2 - Old bearing outside - no grease channel
Pic 3 - Old bearing inside - no grease channel
Pic 4 - New Upgraded block bearing with grease channel

I have a PDV 2013 & PDVC 2016 and both have grease fittings. Very interesting that yours did not and it has me wondering....