If I ever bother with them again, high tensile is what I will make them of. Glad to know it is working with that material.
Greg

 

I have a thing for V12s.

My other V12 here is the only S600 Mercedes in East Africa. Unfortunately, with our roads here there are very few places to drive 240 K/H! But I have taken it on a two week day journey from Uganda to the Kenya coast just south of Somalia. Only broke one of the rare Lorinser rims. I was avoiding an elephant in the Mara.



Someday I'll have a garage!

 

Wheee, a lot of stuff about roller bearings that have been around for
over a century. Used in many applications.


I got my introduction circa 46. My first car a 23 Ford T used them front and rear. Tapered in front, straight astern. Interestingly, the inner race on the fronts was threaded to go on the axle threads. Then, the keyed washer and castellated nut for the Cotter pin. Pal, and T mentor, Billy showed me the "up snug, back off a castel, pin and done. Also, the T's dust cap was threaded to go on threads on the hub... Slick for a "cheap" car...


Then, my job at a full service "gas" station. Boss taught, up snug and back one". I've done that on many to this day.


Somewhere along the line, a kit appeared to supplant the fastener with matching parts with notches. Closer adjustment, the goal.
Might of used it once or twice, more of a curious nature thing.


Now, comes inner races on inner bearings revolving on the axle and the resultant wear issue???


I've not yet wrapped my mind around that one.


And now a sleeve? Something along "crush sleeves in load setting in
differentials??? I see shaft reinforcement. Not sure I see adverse
roller in the cage slipping in the cage in lieu of spinning.


Trivia. roller bearings are best for high RPM's while rollers bear loads better???


The VW Beetle derelict in my yard has roller front bearings. And, I believe that the very early T's used rollers as well.


Carl