Thread: Insert bearings
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Old 05-20-2019, 11:34 AM   #3
Jim Brierley
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Default Re: Insert bearings

Original rods are rough-machined, then babbitted. In order to put inserts in them they must be re-machined to fit the insert, likely just as economical to make new rods and be assured of new parts, old rods often have weak threads.
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