Well, note the collar is a press fit inside the two bearings.As usual thank you dduelin
Curious, if there's any other check/way I can test sistered bearings inside the flange before I pull them out? Also, should I clean and repack them with fresh grease too?
Well, note the collar is a press fit inside the two bearings. With a finger inside the collar lightly rotate the collar/bearing assembly. You will feel any roughness attributed to one of those bearings. If all is smooth then put it all back together and call it good.
If I'm reading this correctly.. some clarification is needed.So I have removed it and grease seems to be dry on the bearing,Also, should I clean and repack them with fresh grease too?
Sorry for the confusion, yes I have put everything back together and left those bearings alone since they were smooth and doing fine.If I'm reading this correctly.. some clarification is needed.
Grease on the outside of the bearing does nothing, what you are probably seeing is dried moly grease from the spline lubes. Those are sealed ball bearings suporting your tail wheel, you can't pull and pack them like tapered wheel bearings. Yes, technically you could pry up the seal, inject some fresh grease underneath. It's debatable if doing this really helps as you are leaving the worn out base grease behind.
You can put some grease on the inside of the bearing, but this just helps the axle slide through and prevent corrosion. Do not use moly grease here, not enough movement.