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PLP · 07-09-2021, 05:15 AM

How big metal piece it needs to be to be detected and trigger the alarm?

My thinking of the bearing failure - it starts, initially, slowly. Small pieces of metals will be present.
Then, when the rings start coming of, or balls disintegrate - larger chunks will float.

At what point the cam deviation will be seen? So far I do not see it happening as long as all balls are in place (last leg of failure process).

I just wish there was a way to easily inspect the bearing... scope it somehow or so.

07-09-2021, 05:15 AM	#22
PLP Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 370	How big metal piece it needs to be to be detected and trigger the alarm? My thinking of the bearing failure - it starts, initially, slowly. Small pieces of metals will be present. Then, when the rings start coming of, or balls disintegrate - larger chunks will float. At what point the cam deviation will be seen? So far I do not see it happening as long as all balls are in place (last leg of failure process). I just wish there was a way to easily inspect the bearing... scope it somehow or so. __________________ Current rides: 2003 Porsche Boxster MT (me), 2019 Bolt LT (me), 2015 Audi Q5 (wife), 2008 VW Rabbit (2.5 inline 5, MT, well, for kid... but you now, it is the 5 straight) Previous: 2014 Fiat 500e, 2016 KIA Forte5 SX, 2016 Fiat 500X, and some old days: Trabant, Fiat 126p...