S.S.Bearing

[Koenig, Tom]

Yes Dave...I was surprised also..all the ones I know of just popped out the
seal and left the grease in there. Wether it is still in there now, after
quite a few hours running ...I dont know..the engines seem to run OK and
they are happy again. Infact one is in Poland right now!! I hope it keeps
going for him!!!

But then again...I'm a Dzzzy user..I have had the odd problem myself.


Tom

> ----------
> From: 	Dave Smith[SMTP:dfs at navnet.net]
> Reply To: 	discussion at nsrca.org
> Sent: 	Wednesday, 6 August 2003 1:24
> To: 	discussion at nsrca.org
> 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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