A buddy and I are doing some work on a US Tower crank-up with an unknown history. He measured the inside diameter of the thrust bearing as 2 1/16 inches. Does this sound right or is it possible the
The 2-1/16" measurement is correct for the Peer 2 bolt bearing that came with my US Tower. When I installed the mast in my US Tower I spent several hours trying to line the mast centered using the ec
This measurement is near insignificant, it needs or should comport with the mast size O.D. not all mast are equal in size by a long shot. By its self is not enuff answer. The mast and thrust bearing
That was not enough answer, ok so you know the thrust bearing ID now you need your mast to closely match this size 2-1/16" size. A 2" od mast is not really acceptable, if you still have the eccent
If it is truly a thrust bearing then it must have grub screws or a collar above with grub screws. For the former the ID - OD mismatch could be large and still be ok. For the latter you could get a co
Thank you Grant for the much improved answer than i was trying to cough up... mac/mc If it is a radial bearing then 1/16" really won't matter. I machine plastic radial bearings with 0.030" clearanc