The Self-Lube Protector is designed to protect the machine operator from the dangers of rotating shaft ends and the external surfaces of the bearing from contamination. The protector is made from good quality mild steel and coated with enamel paint making it robust, attractive and long lasting. It is easy to fit and can be removed without breakage or deformation thus allowing it to be refitted time after time. Standard Self-Lube inserts with spherical outside diameters have a ‘groove’ in the outer ring on the opposite side from the grease groove. The protector has two claws which locate through the casting loading slots into the ‘groove’ in the outer ring. This provides a very secure lock and makes the Protector difficult to dislodge. The user of Self-Lube units is not required to purchase special bearings or provide any additional locking device in order to obtain this secure safety feature. The Protector can be removed by inserting a form of lever device into a small hole in one of the claws and exerting slight pressure outwards. This disengages the claw from the outer ring ‘groove’. A replaceable cover for the hole is provided.
