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spystyle:

Hi Randy :)

I just brought the Imperial bearing to my local hardware store and amazingly I found a match. The label on bearing from the hardware store reads:

.250 ID
.625 OD
.1960 width

"precision ball bearings"

But I didn't buy them because they were insanely expensive.

What are the dimensions of the Happ bearings?

RandyT:


--- Quote from: spystyle on January 19, 2010, 10:35:22 am ---What are the dimensions of the Happ bearings?

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The bearings are the same.  It's the rollers that differ between the HAPP and Imperial models.

RandyT

spystyle:

OK thanks :)

SirPeale:

You can probably loosen those right up by drenching them in 3-in-1 and spinning them with a drill.  It'll break that rust right up.  Then flush it out with a solvent (which one is your choice, as long as it doesn't leave a residue) and put one more drop of 3-in-1 on and spin again to lube it up.

spystyle:

I'll have to pick up some 3-in-1 and try that, thanks :)



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