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1. Obviously I did. 2. Worthless, as many of the techs will have biases and speak bullshit. All of the ones that work for this company are very positive about it, but there would be no way for me to reach those specific ones before the fact. EDIT: There are no "claims." You do an online request, a tech shows up, and you pay nothing.

1. Read the fine print on what is excluded. 2. Talk to local technicians and see if they've had to deal with these companies (or had customers who have). I know some Medicare supplement plans are "no go" around here. Doctors and hospitals will tell you flat out which companies do and which don't pay claims for patients.

I'm certain I know the general opinion here, however, my mind has been changed by numbers. They don't lie, they don't have opinions. I've been paying $19/mo for a basic major-issue plan on the house, since April of 2022, so I've paid $456. So far I've had these things done. Each individual call has a $100 deductible, but a call can include multiple items, as it did on the plumbing one. The price I put on there is what they said it would cost to call them, or what I've actually paid in the past. AC compressor capacitor, $200-some, weekend call in July, serviced in less than 24 hours. AC contactor fried, $450 AC compressor capacitor (other unit), $200-some Plumbing issues with a faucet, and previous owner's kids putting crayon in drains, $400-500. So $400 in deductibles and $456 in premiums = $856 Approximate work saved: $1300 Net win. Of course, the risk on my side is that nothing would happen. Very unlikely with one AC going on 20, and the other about 12 years. All other house systems going on 20 years. The other risk is that they send me idiots, but the opposite has been true. They have all been the best, most polite and respectable workers ever. Absolutely perfect.

Yeah, that's gonna happen. As to the nipple on sealed bearings, there's another explanation, I assure you, as I said... Unfortunately, you cannot make any assumptions about bearings being greaseable or sealed by the fittings and pathways alone. A bearing without a purge path does not mean it is sealed. The manufacturer may have designed the bearing to purge through the fill path. For this to be accomplished, you must grease the bearing and then remove the grease fitting to allow excess grease to purge back through the fitting. These bearing operations enable fresh grease to reach the bearing and push out excess grease. Bearing and motor manufacturers have given various reasons as to why grease fittings are installed on bearings and motors that have sealed bearings, such as: "All motors go down the same assembly line, and it is just easier to put the fittings on every motor that comes down the line." "People would send back motors without grease fittings, as they thought the motor was defective because the fittings were missing." "Their electric motors have no purge port because the design has an internal cavity that will contain all the grease expected to be expelled for the expected motor life." Generally, it is preferred to see a purge path, as this allows you to verify that the bearing is not overlubricated. It also enables you to purge the old grease when switching lubricant brands or types. Fortunately, most motors and bearings are labeled using either the SKF or Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association (AFBMA) coding systems. These codes are the best way to determine if a bearing is sealed. You an always count on idiots fucking up everything they don't understand but think they do.

Nope. Believe me, this was a many-hour research subject over a couple of days. Nobody had good answers. I mean, there are industrial answers, like 3M products that only come in barrels for $700. In the end I compiled all the opinions and facts, looked at the exact polarity/molarity of the various molecules involved, and used three things. Aerosol Goof-Off for cars, which leaves a film, but seems to life silicone. Chemical Guys "Wipe Out" which removes the film. And then the normal pre-ceramic alcohol wipe down (around 20% iso and 80% water). Vegan leather is actually polyurethane mostly, not vinyl. Poly is also used to coat cheaper leather seats, because cheap leather looks defective if not coated. So your "leather" seats are actually vegan where it touches you.

I just replaced a spindle on my riding mower and YES, they do offer a worthless grease zerk that lubes nothing. The bearings ARE sealed. There is validation to Mikes concern. Those spindles are not rebuildable. No idea why they put a grease zerk there. Sealed bearings already have grease. Bought this spare spindle years ago. Now they offer them with a grease zerk that does nothing. Go figure😑 If you removed one seal, how many pumps of grease would it take to blow the other seal out? Vertical shaft, how would the grease stay packed in the upper bearing? Bullshit. Buy a new dbl sealed 6203 bearing.

Wait, are you saying that sealed bearings have grease? Dunno. Sounds fishy. OFF TO THE INTERWEBS I GO!

A life of misery.

All fun and games 'till one of your wheels makes an unplanned lane change on the freeway....but hey, worse case scen. I don't worry about them, but I service them, along with U-joints, ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. When a bearing fails in something the repair often involves a lot more than just replacing the bearing. I didn't pay close attention to the video but I think those bearings are for the blade shaft, if they shit out the mower is possibly totaled.

I think we are all missing the most salient point here which is....Who fucking cares? I can honestly say I have not spent one second of my life worrying about any bearings in anything I have ever owned. If a bearing goes bad...I fix it. Then I move on.

And in case it hasn't been made clear by now; no, sealed bearings aren't assembled without grease. Stop watching retarded videos. When the title and thumbnail have dramatic retardation, you can generally expect the content to follow suit.

That dude's a moron. Removing one seal from each bearing will only get the upper bearing greased after you've filled the entire cavity, assuming the lower bearing's seal doesn't pop out first letting all the grease flow out of it. The mower was probably built with unsealed bearings and someone upgraded them, a fairly common thing. When manufacturers make that change they usually replace the grease nipple with a plug. I've also seen where someone replaces a plug with a nipple because "the asshole manufacturer wants my bearings to fail from lack of maintenance." Generally speaking- Sealed components last longer in the hands of someone who won't properly service them, serviceable components can last forever if properly serviced. It's not only my opinion, I got the same from talking with people from component manufacturers. Properly serviced means more than just adding grease, you have to do it right.

What idiot thinks drinking 3 gallons of coffee would be wise, I wonder if he went on to medical school.

LOL, I giggle a little every time I hear that stupid cunty term for "vinyl". 😂 Rubbing alcohol?

So the manufacturer (or the previous owner last time he changed the bearings) went to more reliable sealed bearings and didn't eliminate the grease zerk. Stupid, yes, but not the crime against humanity the toothless YouTube drunk would have you believe.

sealed or non serviceable bearings have grease inside of them. Now do you want to discuss the types of grease and bearings being used in the right applications?

I don't get why he thinks he's got sealed bearings.

BTW, did they show a purging channel or opening? A place for air and grease to exit? If not it hints on the placebo since you would have a hard time making the grease travel properly.

Post a picture of your bearing housing, and the make, model and year of your lawn tractor please.

Sealed bearings contain grease. Do you really think that lawnmower makers buy bearings from some custom source that doesn't grease them? Or is it that you think that the common bearing doesn't have it? Have you opened one, ever? Hell, have you never seen a bearing leaking its.....FUCKING GREASE? Probably a placebo for retards (who make these retard videos), and/or a leftover casting feature from the use of open bearings. Now, will you realize that most of your videos are made by liars and morons?

Doesn't answer the question. The interesting bit was that they put a lube nipple on the housing, but none of it ever gets to the bearing because it's sealed.

it's hard work, someone's gotta do it.

Dedication sir, pure unadulterated dedication.

How do you manage to find the most retarded, conspiracy, and idiot YouTubers?