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Step 3The fix
First peel the rubber boot off the back bearing, now cut some narrow strips of paper tape (masking tape, painters tape, whatever). Wipe the grease off the outside of the bearings, and wrap two to three turns around the bearing, replace the rubber boot and reassemble.
After doing this my Dremel now has no visible play in the spindle.
After doing this my Dremel now has no visible play in the spindle.
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I just bought a "good condition" used Dremel 395 online, and when I turned it on it sounded horrible. My wife, said, "That sounds terrible! You aren't going to keep it, are you?" I mumbled something to her and thought, bad bearings. I was pissed.
On my search for where to get bearings and how to replace them, I ran across your fix. Mine sure had more play than I could blame on bearings. Based on the "cost" of your fix, I gave it a shot on the front bearing only since the rear one seemed OK.
Five minutes later the thing sounds brand new! You saved me a WHOLE lot of trouble! Thanks!
BTW, the bearings seem to be in great shape. I wonder how many of these things got thrown out over the years for lack of a piece of masking tape.
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