Nah- no need to keep quiet, Denny. I learned some from both of your posts, and what Paul is posting. It is helpful to somebody like me to see both ends of the "part needed" spectrum. (Make one- vs.-buy one for $3) And I like to read & brush up on the part's function/design/composition, et cetera. I'm currently making some small 316 Stainless wiring & fuel clips for my truck. Just because. I think I could get plastic ones for $9 per 100. I'll have 20 hours involved in making maybe a dozen of mine after plasma-n' them, de-burring, drilling, bending & polishing them. (keep in mind these 'holding' parts, though important, carry very little stress in the truck's life
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Paul's "Chinese semi-ferrous" comment is true to some extent; as well as the fact that your 216's (potentially) Chinese semi-ferrous bearing has lasted 10K miles.
Here's my question (and forget you can buy them for $3): In this bearing's location, and working under the assumption the clutch & all other parts in the equation/vicinity are being replaced with new parts, how much stress is this particular bearing under? (Which would warrant me wanting to assure I knew its exact composition)
Brad
