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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nat, Are you using the sealed bearing on the 91FX
from Boca? If so do you use any after run or do you just run it
dry?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=natpenton@centurytel.net href="mailto:natpenton@centurytel.net">Nat
Penton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 25, 2004 12:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Removing bearing
shields</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed you will get longer service life if you do not
remove the shields. I'm assumming this is the same bearing, rubber seals, that
I am using on the 91FX. You need to provide adequate crankcase
coling. Nat
Penton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Ed_Alt@hotmail.com
href="mailto:Ed_Alt@hotmail.com">Ed Alt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Removing bearing
shields</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Take a small punch
(or your smallest jeweler’s screwdriver…) and pop a tiny hole in the
shield (between balls of course). The metal shield will start to
deform from that – then lever the shield out of the bearing either
using the hole or an edge exposed from the hole- making. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No damage to the
bearing this way. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</A>
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Ed Alt<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:02
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Removing bearing
shields</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a set of stainless steel
shielded bearings for my OS 1.60 and need to remove the shields. I
haven't figured out a way to do it yet without damaging the bearing.
Any ideas? Special tools? Help!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ed</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>