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Nic

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5th Feb, 2006 at 06:36:48pm

oh poop

just finished off my gearbox, and i built it with a plastic caged mainshaft and first motion bearings

is this a bad bad bad idea? will they violently explode on me wrecking everything, or will they last a year of abuse?

thanks

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5th Feb, 2006 at 07:29:47pm

Whats wrong with plastic ?

The worst I have ever seen of a plastic cage was a few cracks?

I'd rather have broken plastic in my box than lumps of metal floating around...

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5th Feb, 2006 at 07:40:43pm

here here, metal cages are stronger but when they go they make one hell of a mess

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

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5th Feb, 2006 at 07:58:50pm

I've never seen a metal caged main bearing ???

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Nic

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5th Feb, 2006 at 08:03:41pm

FEW!!!!!!! that saves me needing to pull the beast apart again

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stowmaket suffolk

6th Feb, 2006 at 06:59:50am

ive seen a bronze gaged one before and it was well shagged so was the rest of the gearbox.

you can get welded or riveted cages if you do get a metal one then only use the riveted ones as there are alot stronger than the welded type.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

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6th Feb, 2006 at 09:04:23am

On 05/02/2006 19:58:50 TurboDave said:
I've never seen a metal caged main bearing ???


IIRC early ones had a metal cage...

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6th Feb, 2006 at 09:54:12am

I've seen loads of metal caged ones!

Remember I generally loathe A+ stuff *wink*

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Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.
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