I don't know, that bearing looks promising. Keep us updated if you decide to jump in.
About reviving old threads:
Some people really get bothered by this, but it don't really bother me.
As long as the person reads the old thread thoroughly and is still decided that his (her) question was not answered, then I say its perfectly ok to bring up dead threads.
Others may have the same question but just didn't bother to search back far enough.
Now I do have a problem with someone reviving an old thread with a stupid off topic remark or question, or if they post a question that was already answered in the thread (but this can be excusable if the thread is really long and is a chore to read all the way through, but a little effort is expected. I find it hard to follow long de-railed (many times) threads.)
BTW, this thread has only been silent for not quite 4 months, so I wouldn't call it dead and gone LOL
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