I have about 300 hours on The fronts and rears on my 99 conquest. I have not replaced one bearing so far. The only issue I have had was the pressed in grease fittings pulling out. I used a right angle grease gun adaptor to be able to grease with the tracks on. This may have caused the fittings to pull out. I have since removed, drilled and taped the housings to 1/8 npt and installed 90 degree grease nipples.
I had an early version of new bearing housing that had a looser fit and the zert was pressed in, which was loosening with time. Argo made revisions to tighten the bearing and thread the zert. Argo warrantied the parts. I discovered this issue after greasing the bearings and noticing the bearings were loose. The kits only had 2-30 hours on them. A lot of work to remove and replace all of them, but it was with replacement parts. Shipped the old/bad parts back to Adair who then shipped or scrapped out as warranty claim through Argo.Originally Posted by Supermag
Ok, silly question I know but are there any type of bearing or housing upgrades available for my old 83ish Argo 8 wheeler I believe they are the KB model (Dual 50 chains & Kohler 17hp) with pinned axles (I drilled them & put in bolts)?
vance,i had the same machine that you have.i put all new splined axles in it.the front 2 axles I had to get custom made in a machine shop so it should be possible to do what you want to do although a little pricey.
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