Englander 25-PDV & 25-PDVC block bearings with no grease channel to hold the grease!

Hello
I came across a really not that old 25-PDVC (Only 4 years old) with both augers jammed up and frozen solid! Then I noticed the block bearings (Sometimes Green in Color) had no grease channel! The bearings did not turn very easily and new auger motors a while back did not help much from jamming!
So after wire wheeling the augers and installing new blue block bearings that I packed with red high temp grease turns like butter!

Has anyone seen or have these?

 

I have these pillow block bearing in my shop Englander... no problems so far.

 

That is good
The only way to see if they do have the grease channel is to remove them and tilt the bearing to see as in my picture.

Pic 1 - Old bearing
Pic 2 - New Upgraded block bearing with grease channel

 

Here is another pic of the inside of the old block bearing with no grease channel and definitely green in color.

 

Hi Jay
Oh Yes the bearing housing does have a channel on the old bearing and the new bearing.
However the new bearing has the additional Chanel in the bearing itself!
Therefore it does work better right?
See pics
1-2 -- old green block bearing
3-4 -- new blue block bearing

 

Well, for $29.95 each and making the auger motors last longer, I would say they are worth it!