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zwitter
14th February 2019, 07:48 AM
Howdy

Well I had an unhappy Wednesday. Found one of my swivel bearings had collapsed causing the front tyre to scrub out down to canvas in a matter of moments.

Got it home stripped it down and now wondering what I am up for.
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Is the worn bit in this photo an important bit? The machined bit is OK just next to it is not?

Also inside the Swivel housing there is a machined section next to the seal that has a couple of matching scrapes?
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The machined section is for the seal which is ok.

Can or should I try to grind out the raised bits in the swivel housing and re-use both bits?

The rest of it all looks OK
Thanks
James

Ancient Mariner
14th February 2019, 10:03 AM
Clean up the ball with a lathe or grinder but would not use the axle as they are crap at the best of times[bighmmm]



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