Ok, as of 2:00pm pst the test has started. A few things have changed, I started with the 1.95$ cheap bearing removed the seals and added a seperate seal to the outside. I figure if a bearing was going to scatter it would be the cheapo.
The RPM is set at 3500, the gear oil I am using is an EP 80/90wt. The temp of the bearing is a steady 82 degrees and the shaft is 65 degrees after 1 hr. in service.
I thought the oil in the tube was going to cause an imbalance and fling the shaft right out of there, but there isn't any measureable flex at 3500rpm.
Onward...
