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Offline Guilherme Souza

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OS 46 VF bearings
« on: August 02, 2015, 06:07:53 PM »
Dear Sirs

I think I need to change my bearings of my OS 46 VF
I started a hard training to Brazilian īNats

My engine has a strange sound , a lot of people here tell me that must be the bearings

My problens is I don't know the size of the bearings

Some one could send me the specification's of the bearing , Dimensions and details ?

I need to find this bearings in Brazil . If  I buy from USA it will not arrive in time to Brazilian Natīs and training

Thank you in advance

Mamao

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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2015, 08:21:46 PM »
If you have any kind of bearing shop/distributer, they can usually match up exactly what you have if you just show them one. They'll measure it.
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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2015, 08:23:50 PM »
If you have any kind of bearing shop/distributer, they can usually match up exactly what you have if you just show them one. They'll measure it.

Bill

Iīm still using the engine , I  dont have other option
If I have the bearings in my hand probably could do this

Thank you

Mamao

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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2015, 08:47:04 PM »
Click the link Carl gave you.

Click on one of the bearing sets.

Click on "Kit Components".

You'll see that one bearing is ID 0.3750in x OD 0.8750in x Width 0.2812in, and the other is ID 16mm x OD 30mm x Width 7mm.

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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2015, 08:48:30 PM »
Click the link Carl gave you.

Click on one of the bearing sets.

Click on "Kit Components".

You'll see that one bearing is ID 0.3750in x OD 0.8750in x Width 0.2812in, and the other is ID 16mm x OD 30mm x Width 7mm.

Good luck.

Thank you

I will check

Mamao

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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2015, 10:00:53 PM »
Thank you

I will check

  I would check if they would ship to Brazil. I believe the rear bearing, at least, is some oddball proprietary size unique to OS. Until Boca came along (and presumably had someone "adjust" a standard bearing), they were essentially unobtainable, and I checked A LOT of sources.

    I use the least-expensive type they sell. They are *much better* than the stock parts. The bearings are just about the only part that ever wears out/fails on a VF ABC, at least in any amount of flying you are ever likely to do with it. It is possible to wear out the piston/liner but only at Walker-esque amounts of flying and only after many seasons.


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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2015, 07:34:44 AM »
  I would check if they would ship to Brazil. I believe the rear bearing, at least, is some oddball proprietary size unique to OS. Until Boca came along (and presumably had someone "adjust" a standard bearing), they were essentially unobtainable, and I checked A LOT of sources.

    I use the least-expensive type they sell. They are *much better* than the stock parts. The bearings are just about the only part that ever wears out/fails on a VF ABC, at least in any amount of flying you are ever likely to do with it. It is possible to wear out the piston/liner but only at Walker-esque amounts of flying and only after many seasons.


    Brett


Brett

Thank you

I will try to find here in Brazil , if not I can try Boca Bearings or Mr Randy
My problem is the time to Delivery because the brazilian Natīs is octuber and Iīm not sure this bearings arrive until there .
If not I need to take a risk . 

Are The Econo power bearings from Boca better than originals ?
Thank you


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Re: OS 46 VF bearings
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2015, 01:04:18 PM »
I don't recall any delivery time details of any shipments I had made (from CST) to Brazil, or the time the trade (Tucano short-kit) took to arrive. However, I shipped an engine to Australia by airmail and it was there in less than a week. I think you've got plenty of time to get the bearings from Boca Bearing, if you specify any shipping option other than "slow boat"!   y1  Steve
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