>The nature of the interface between the AN bolt heads and the
>bearing surface IMHO warrants the use of the AN960-10L washers
Fred - I agree with your assessment. I think the manual is in error
in omitting them.
Why is it that my technical queries always seem to arise about noon
on a Friday, just after John & Roger have gone off for the weekend?
>As for the greasing of the bearings, I did not have your presence of
>mind to raise the question of what kind of grease to use and used
>regular automotive axle grease. Subsequently I've seen posts which
>purport that such grease soaks into and expands the tufnol to cause
>unstated problems...I hope this does not come back to haunt me
I thought I'd seen something like that, but couldn't dig it out. Hope
we can get to the bottom of it.
Thanks for your message.
regards
Rowland
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