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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob, I've been looking stainless bearings for the
RX forever but could not find them. Do you have a phone # or website link
for your source? Thanks, Michael.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 05, 2003 7:45
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Rear Bearing w/Nylon
Retainers</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 1/5/03 10:11:39 AM Pacific Standard
Time, <A href="mailto:jbudd@QNET.COM">jbudd@QNET.COM</A> writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE"><BR>Hi all,<BR><BR>Does anyone know of a source of bearings with
nylon retainers? I <BR>need to replace the rear bearing in my OS-140RX
and it was suggested <BR>to me by a leading engine authority that a bearing
with nylon <BR>retainers (not phenolic) might help. To date I've been
using the <BR>inexpensive Boca Bearings with mixed results; the last bearing
<BR>failure took out the piston/sleeve. I have not used any other
<BR>bearings but I am open to suggestions!<BR><BR>TIA, Jerry<BR>--
<BR>___________<BR>Jerry
Budd<BR>mailto:jbudd@qnet.com<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Hi Jerry<BR><BR>The
answer is stainless bearing, I get them from Geraldi Bearing, but I assume
King Bearing or other bearing houses will have/can get them. Cost is a
little more, $28 last time I got one. To date I/we have not had one
fail, some have 250-300 flights. Jerry Jay has one that has out lasted
the ring, put a ring in it last night and he left the bearing in. I
don't know if you remember, but this was also the answer with the OS .61 Hanno
vs the .61 RF, I never did have a bearing fail in a Hanno .61, bearings in the
.61 RF were similar to the RX 140 (100-125 flights). You may have to
push the bearing people a little to get a stainless, but trust me, they are
available. I have had poor luck with Boca bearings in general, by the
way.<BR><BR>Bob </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>