Bearings to my recollection are mostly metric in dimension.
There are specialty inch sized bearings.
You have to know what you have to know what you have.
JIM WD8QBQ
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From: Charles Gallo <charlie@thegallos.com>
To: Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net>
Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing
If they look like 3/8, they probably are
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73 de KG2V
Charlie
> On Jun 3, 2014, at 6:20 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I'm always amazed at how threads wander off the original question. And by how
> much I learn from that. Thanks gents.
>
> Also kinda amazed no one knows the diameter of the bearing balls.
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 10:00 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Does anybody know what size balls are in the Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing? My
>> cheap caliper isn't precise enough. Looks like 3/8". They're rusted and
>> bumpy.
>>
>> Has anyone had experience with ceramic balls?
>>
>> The grease is so hard I'm having to soak it off so I can see the races. If
>> they're crafted, I'll just replace the whole thing.
>>
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>
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