The invention discloses a cylindrical grinder easy to assemble and maintain and belongs to the technical field of machine tools. The cylindrical grinder comprises a sleeve, a shell, a cover plate, a grinding wheel and a sliding bearing, the shell is arranged inside the sleeve, two ends of the shell are sealed through the cover plate, the sliding bearing transversely penetrates the shell, and one end of the sliding bearing is connected with the grinding wheel; a ceramic coating is arranged on the sliding bearing and at the contact position of a spindle and a bearing bush, a return oil pipeline is arranged inside the shell and is communicated with a lubricating oil tank on the outer portion of the sleeve, and lubricating oil is circulated in the return oil pipeline in zero-pressure circulation. The ceramic coating is sprayed at the friction position of the spindle and the bearing bush, so that problems about thermal expansion deformation and abrasion of the metal spindle are solved by the aid of outstanding performance of ceramic; meanwhile, according to self structural features of the cylindrical grinder, a brand new oil leakage prevention pipeline is designed for the cylindrical grinder, zero-pressure circulation lubrication of the lubricating oil in an oil cavity is realized, long-term operation is achieved without disassembling the grinder for maintenance, and maintenance cost is greatly lowered.