I have been trying to look into my thrust bearing lately. ( pump 12-JF ) Today I was able to take off the front cap in front of the bearing and pull the thrust bearing out with my fingers and a little bit of shimmying!
Exactly how bad is that ?
Theres only a little bit of forward and backward play with the shaft before I took the cap off, not even a quarter of an inch. What is the allowable play ? Is there supposed to be any? The thrust bearing has no damage to it what so ever , the inner sleeve doesnt move at all and overall the bearing is very tight other than the obvious rolling movement.
there is also no wear on the wear ring at all where it butts up against the impeller , no brazing , no discoloration nothing.
Do I have anything to worry about?