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Old 06-16-2020, 07:50 AM   #90
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...The bearing engineer hired by Jake and Charles during their development of the ceramic hybrid bearing basically indicated that a roller bearing offered no advantages over a ball bearing design in this application, and could have limitations, which is why they went with the ceramic ball design rather than a roller design.
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LN actually makes a roller bearing for the IMS, which is used pretty much exclusively by engine rebuilder RND out of Atlanta.
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So their engineer says a roller bearing has "no advantage" and could "have limitations", yet LN still sells a roller bearing?
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