Re: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter
The bearing should be snug in the cutlass. While it is hard to describe snug once it is in you should not be able to rotate it easily by hand. You can cut the bearing down with a hacksaw. It might be easier if you put a wooden dowel, plastic pipe or something in it that prevents damaging the rubber while cutting it. Try measuring the ID and OD accurately. The only really strange bearing issue I saw was that someone left a bearing in but removed the rubber part. Then tried to put a new cutlass bearing inside the other one. It almost worked but confused the next owner. Michael Brown Windburn C 30-1 Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 16:28:06 -0500 From: Brian Fry <biker...@yahoo.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter. Message-ID:
Re: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter.
Brian, I'd suggest cutting off the excess length, since it's not supported and could bend or distort. The fact that the bearing is loose in the strut housing is not ideal, it'd be better if it was at least a light drive fit, the set screws should not be depended on to hold the bearing in place. Without going crazy and putting in sleeves, etc, probably epoxy is your quickest approach. Some kind of filler/adhesive, JB Weld or similar, might be best. Neil Gallagher Weatherly 35-1 Glen Cove, NY On 3/8/2016 4:28 PM, Brian Fry via CnC-List wrote: As the heading says my new bearing has arrived. It slid right in with minimal resistance. It is also 1/2 inch too long. Is any of this an issue. Should I cut it down to fit? Do I need to add some sort of glue or epoxy? Or will the two set screws be enough? Here is a link to my blog where there is a pic. https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ Brian Fry la Neige 37/40xl 1993 Havre de Grace ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter.
Brian, I think I would trim the excess length (because I've never seen one stick out beyond the strut). And you need room for the zincs and the prop. I think I would apply three coats of wax to the bronze surface to prep it for an epoxy filler shim coat. The wax prevents the epoxy from bonding to the cutless bearing. I would dry fit the thing using the shaft to align the bearing. Assemble the shaft to the engine coupling and check alignment and see if the bearing would work better in any direction. Pull the prop end of the shaft in the direction required to get a better alignment and tie it off there. You may need to use a syringe to inject the epoxy into the resulting void from the forward end. Then let that cure overnight and tighten the set screws the next day. Chuck Resolute 1990 C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md - Original Message - From: "Brian Fry via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Brian Fry" <biker...@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:28:06 PM Subject: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter. As the heading says my new bearing has arrived. It slid right in with minimal resistance. It is also 1/2 inch too long. Is any of this an issue. Should I cut it down to fit? Do I need to add some sort of glue or epoxy? Or will the two set screws be enough? Here is a link to my blog where there is a pic. https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ Brian Fry la Neige 37/40xl 1993 Havre de Grace ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter.
Brian Fry via CnC-List wrote: As the heading says my new bearing has arrived. It slid right in with minimal resistance. It is also 1/2 inch too long. Is any of this an issue. Should I cut it down to fit? Do I need to add some sort of glue or epoxy? Or will the two set screws be enough? Here is a link to my blog where there is a pic. https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ Brian Fry la Neige 37/40xl 1993 Havre de Grace Brian, I've seen machinists in the mill working on shafts that were slightly undersized. Their trick was to run a dull, rounded tool down the length of the shaft as the lathe was slowly turning. They didn't remove any steel. They just created a small groove and a greater diameter on each side of the groove. I'm sure that if you took your bearing to a machine shop that they would be aware of the trick. When I changed my bearing I cut it to the proper length on my lathe. Bill Caprice 1 ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Stus-List New bearing arrived. How to make it tighter.
As the heading says my new bearing has arrived. It slid right in with minimal resistance. It is also 1/2 inch too long. Is any of this an issue. Should I cut it down to fit? Do I need to add some sort of glue or epoxy? Or will the two set screws be enough? Here is a link to my blog where there is a pic. https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ https://m.facebook.com/The-Next-14-Years-1011224262273851/ Brian Fry la Neige 37/40xl 1993 Havre de Grace ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
