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« Last post by ddmckee54 on March 12, 2026, 11:49:52 PM »
Houston, we have a problem. I thought I would have enough clearance between the bearing block and the base for the zerk fitting - I don't. I need about 10mm for the fitting to clear, I've only got 4mm. Initially I thought I could flip the bearing blocks 180 degrees, and have the zerk fitting on top. No can do, the bed overhangs the fittings - so they wouldn't be accessible. I couldn't do it anyway, there's only 8mm between the bearing and the bed. I can't use an angled zerk fitting either, because they're even taller than the straight fitting.
Soooo..... The solution is simple, I install the grease fitting, grease the bearing, remove the grease fitting, and plug the hole with an M5 set screw - 4 times.