S.S.Bearing

[Marty Pizzitola]

Have you thought about electrics ? LOL


----- Original Message -----
From: "Verne Koester" <verne at twmi.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: S.S.Bearing


> I have the EFI bearing in my O.S. 1.4 RX and had to heat the case to
install
> it. I don't think there's any problem with  the fit. In addition to that,
> Mike Stokes from Great Planes suggested the bearing as a solution to those
> having problems.
>
> Verne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Smith" <dfs at navnet.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: S.S.Bearing
>
>
> > Tom:    If the OD of the EFI bearing is actually smaller than the RX
> > bearing,I would not care to use it in a 140RX.
> >
> > When the seal was removed from the ones of which you speak,was the
grease
> > still intact?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Koenig, Tom" <Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:16 PM
> > Subject: RE: S.S.Bearing
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Dave ...wait and see, maybe you will get away with it..maybe you wont.
> > >
> > > I know of several FI's that went great for the first ten flights or so
> and
> > > then went off song, mysteriously. In every case the main bearing had
> spun
> > on
> > > the crankshaft due to the seal 'seizing' up the inner and outer races.
> > >
> > > The solution has been to remove the seal from the side facing the
> conrod.
> > In
> > > every case, the bearing became free again and upon reinstallation, the
> > > engine returned to its normal behaviour.
> > >
> > > Some suspect it is heat related, but in all cases I know off the
engines
> > all
> > > sat between 120 deg C to 130 deg C ( max).
> > >
> > > Good luck and see how it goes.
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > ----------
> > > > From: Dave Smith[SMTP:dfs at navnet.net]
> > > > Reply To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2003 7:29
> > > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > Subject: S.S.Bearing
> > > >
> > > > "  learned from other peoples experience that the best stainless
steel
> > > > bearing
> > > > is the O.S. FI factory bearing p/n 29430010.  That is the bearing I
> will
> > > > be
> > > > using next, and I was told to leave the seals in the bearing to
> maintain
> > > > the
> > > > factory grease in the bearing."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike:     On checking with Tower,the stainless bearing will not be
> > > > available until October.
> > > >
> > > > Also,their specs show it to be very slightly different in size than
> the
> > > > one they list for the 140RX.    Would this be a problem?
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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