The tire on the lower, drive wheel on my Sears 12" #113.24200 bandsaw appears to need to be replaced. The tire came off the wheel and wrapped and knotted itself around the driveshaft between the frame and the 'backside' of the wheel. I had to use a puller to remove the wheel to see what I was doing. I cleaned and paste waxed the shaft and inner surface of the wheel to simplify remounting the wheel. As I remounted the wheel, I saw that there is significant play on the shaft in the bearing assembly.
Has anyone replaced this bearing? Are there any problems I should anticipate; any solutions known for such problems? It has a different (37161) part number than the bearing for the upper wheel (38886). That one seems stable when I try to rock the wheel.
If I try to power up the motor and lower wheel alone, there is much noise.
Thanks
John