<DIV>1.45 and 1.60 are the same bearings.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Emory Schroeter <emorydmd@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Another bearing question for the Webra...<BR><BR>Are the bearings for the 1.45 and 1.60 the same? I called Boca the other day<BR>and they only had the 1.45 listed. Anyway, he also said that they have the<BR>front stainless bearings in stock, but are still waiting for the rear<BR>bearing. He said it may be another 8 weeks.<BR><BR>Thanks, Emory Schroeter.<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Jerry Budd" <JBUDD@QNET.COM><BR>To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 9:07 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Webra Bearing Change<BR><BR><BR>> >OK-- while we are talking Webras, any secrets in changing the bearings.<BR>> ><BR>> >With over 20 gals through mine, I finally detected some movement.<BR>> >I'm trying to get the connecting rod off the crank pin, but it gets<BR>> >about 3/4 out and doesn't want to go further with "normal" force.<BR>>
><BR>> >Yes, the piston sleeve is out and the conn rod is slid as far to the<BR>> >rear as it appears to go. You don't pull the piston wrist pin or<BR>> >anything special like that?<BR>> ><BR>><BR>> Uh, yes you do.<BR>><BR>> Remove the rear wrist pin retaining clip, clean away any carbon<BR>> buildup from the aft wrist pin access hole in the piston, and then<BR>> thread one of the head screws into the wrist pin. Grab the screw<BR>> head with some pliers and pull - HARD. The key to this is lightly<BR>> scrapping away any carbon buildup from the aft wrist pin hole on the<BR>> piston (I use an X-Acto knife to do this).<BR>><BR>> It's not like the OS where you can remove the rod from the crank pin<BR>> without removing the wrist pin.<BR>><BR>> Jerry<BR>> -- <BR>> ___________<BR>> Jerry Budd<BR>> mailto:jbudd@qnet.com<BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, go to
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