Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc drive actuator assembly including an e-block, a plurality of bearings, and one or more heat transfer components. The heat transfer component(s) operates to conductively draw heat from the plurality of bearings through the e-block, and convectively dissipate the heat into an atmosphere in contact therewith. The heat transfer component(s) mitigates temperature rise of the bearings during operation of a disc drive, thereby mitigating bearing lubricant outgassing from within the bearings.

Mitigating organic contaminants within a hard disk drive (HDD) may include introducing an organic solvent into the HDD to dissolve organic contaminants and, therefore, to inhibit such contaminants from fouling operation of the HDD device. Organic solvents such as toluene and/or hexane may be used to dissolve organic contaminants such as hydrocarbons and siloxanes.

A pivot assembly bearing includes a shaft, a sleeve provided coaxially with the shaft, and a pair of rolling bearings arranged to be separated from each other in an axial direction between the shaft and the sleeve. The sleeve includes a ventilation path configured to communicate a region surrounded by the shaft, the pair of rolling bearings, and the sleeve with the outside of the sleeve.