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Re: Europa-List: Tailwheel bearings

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tailwheel bearings
From: James Nelson <europajim@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:41:49

Ron,
        I sell bearings as I run a bearing shop.  The bearing you want is
a "499502H" by part number,  I replaced mine a year ago and it makes a
big difference.  They sell for about $5 each across the counter.
If my brain is not slow, it also might be called a 99502H.   One has the
snap ring and one does not. They are China by mfg. but they seem to be OK
as I sell a bunch of them to lawn guys to replace the "wheel barrow
bearing".  Those I sell at $2 each so you can see the difference.  The
good 499502H are what is referred to as ground bearings and the " wbb" 
are referred to as un ground style.

Jim Nelson
N15JN

<rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us> writes:
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> The supplied tailwheel on A-265 not only had poor quality bearings 
> but it did not run
> true by 1/4 inch and was way out of balance.
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> I held it in my lathe and spun it and went after it with my 3 inch 
> air disk sander
> with 50 grit,and got it to run and balance pretty good.
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> As far as the bearings, Aircraft Spruce sells long life sealed 
> replacement bearings
> with a snap ring around the bearings. I don't see the part number 
> online but it is in
> the catalogue. If someone needs the part number I can check at the 
> hangar.
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> Wicks may sell the bearings??
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> Ron Parigoris
> A-265
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