Another IMS bearing thread

[Nine8Six]

Lathes are for cutting and don't forget to change your oil often. And your bearing will be just fine!

[Walter White]

Even more bad ideas

[Jake Raby]

And just how are you going to machine or EDM that pathway through the flange?

[Nine8Six]

It's easy, you vise the part 45degree and you pour 2 drops of 98% H2SO4 in the cavity (sulfuric acid) and wait overnight

Joking aside, that flange will be need to become a quite advanced assembly on it's own if you go this path. I see a 3 pcs (min) flange assembly

[Jamesp]

From a machining perspective, eliminate the 45 leg and drill 2 holes, or if you're heart is set on the 45, drill it from the surface and plug the surface hole. In any event, it appears the path of this hole could be simplified.

[Walter White]

I haven't had time to cut a flange in half to see where I can drill and where I can't, but I hope it will be a simple matter of drill and plug. Like carburetors are made (now I'm dating myself). I hope to simplify the path after I see the profile.



With the path shown above, I think only one plug would be needed. But since there is so little space between the end of the IM shaft and the flange surface, It may be required to recess the snorkel into the flange surface a little. It is very thick in that area and a trough could be cut for the tube without weakening the flange I hope. I think the snorkel will also have to be a high grade rubber tube in order to get the flange installed.

Edit: Oops, correct, make that 2 plugs (good-eye James)

[Jake Raby]

So why don't we just remove the ball bearing completely and not worry about all this?

Yeah, forgot, I already did that.

It'll be interesting to see whatever you come up with.