Oscillating motion can quickly destroy even over-sized bearings. Understanding and treating the problem, rather than the symptoms, is the cure. Grease both lubricates and keeps contaminants out of ...

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Grease both lubricates and keeps contaminants out of bearings. But its job is often made difficult by back-and-forth, or oscillatory, motion. Printing presses are a classic example: Frequent returns ...