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RE: Pour Your Own

To: british-cars@autox.team.net (british-cars@autox.team.net)
Subject: RE: Pour Your Own
From: Bob Spidell <spidell@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 92 9:13:59 PDT
WRT:
>
>The A-arms are another marvel.  They are also dry with poured babbitt
>bearings.  My dad once told me about pouring babbitt main bearings for
>Model A Fords (I think) many a year ago.  Apparently aftermarket pre
>cast bearing for Model As have been available for decades now but I
>doubt that that's the case for snake A-arms.  Surely I'm not the only
>Brit car owner with this problem?  So, how many of you DIY mechanics
>pour your own bearings these days?  I may have to learn how to
>do this.
>
There is an old guy in Modesto, CA. who pours babbitt.  I don't know
his business name but if you're interested I can get name & number.

Regards,
Bob



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