Don't believe any manufacturer used chrome in the bearing layers. Like Dave
said it has to be off the crank (if its chromed) or off of some other
component.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <dahlgren@uconect.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Bearing wear
> might want to actually take it apart and find where it
> really came from there is no chrome in the bearing.. but it
> is on the roller lifters roller rockers and i thought you
> had a plated crank.. they are notorious for the chrome
> flaking off... BTW where it comes off is usually right next
> to the crack in the crank..
> Dahlgren
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > Early last season I had rolled the bearing's out of the C Motor while we
> > were racing it... didn't see any appreciable wear.... well this morning
I
> > was about done cleaning up and decided to check them over once again and
do
> > a Leak Down on it... Well one of the bearing's had a Flake of what
looked
> > like Chrome sitting in the middle of it.. I think I could see where the
> > bearing had started to lift a bit and this was the peice that came
out...
> > not a scratch on the crank and I feel pretty comfortable that a new set
of
> > bearing's will take care of it... Just thought I would pass along the
> > thought.... Might have just saved myself an engine by checking it...
> >
> > Keith
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