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Jake Raby · 10-01-2012, 06:23 PM

I would also like to know the name of the shop so we can avoid selling them any components.

Something else:
The remaining foreign object debris from the previously failed bearing will destroy the new "open" bearing in no time flat. When that much FOD is in an engine its a goner and should not be retrofitted as the retrofit bearing has ZERO tolerance for this type of debris.

Bet they didn't think about that. Most don't. If the retrofit bearing fails they'll be SOL.

10-01-2012, 06:23 PM	#7
Jake Raby Engine Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cleveland GA USA Posts: 2,425	I would also like to know the name of the shop so we can avoid selling them any components. Something else: The remaining foreign object debris from the previously failed bearing will destroy the new "open" bearing in no time flat. When that much FOD is in an engine its a goner and should not be retrofitted as the retrofit bearing has ZERO tolerance for this type of debris. Bet they didn't think about that. Most don't. If the retrofit bearing fails they'll be SOL. __________________ Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor US Patent 8,992,089 & US Patent 9,416,697 Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist