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Old 08-01-2024, 06:29 AM   #1
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so in a somewhat related question .... would the IMS bearing starting to degrade be ferrous or nonferrous ? and it is distinguishable from bearing merial ?

I will be doing same exercise as OP in the coming weeks.
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so in a somewhat related question .... would the IMS bearing starting to degrade be ferrous or nonferrous ? and it is distinguishable from bearing merial ?

I will be doing same exercise as OP in the coming weeks.
The IMS is predominantly ferrous.
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The IMS is predominantly ferrous.

There are non-ferrous bushings but not many non-ferrous bearings.
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