The big difference here is that in cam rockers the load is always in
one direction, up. In the king pins the load is spread fairly evenly
over all the bearings, thus reducing the friction when turning. They
made a huge difference to my car with the 6 inch rims.
cheers
Pieter
On 12/01/2010, at 6:25 AM, Neil Anderson wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Not to be a smart a**, but you have heard of u-joints, haven't you?
>
> Neil Anderson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
> ]
> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:07 PM
> To: sales@justbrits.com
> Cc: 4 - Healeys
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings
>
> What's the advantage to these?
>
> I know, it should be obvious, but I've heard it's not a particularly
> good idea to use roller bearings where the parts don't rotate
> completely; i.e. the parts rock back and forth on the same limited
> surface, possibly wearing grooves (if the parts/bearings don't rotate
> completely, it subjects one part of the bearing to the most wear).
> Specifically, I heard this about using needle roller bearings on cam
> rockers.
>
>
> bs
>
>
>
> Sales at " Just Brits " wrote:
>> << Sometime in the past someone on the list had mentioned
>> that there is a king pin setup for the big Healeys that uses
>> needle bearings instead of bronze bushings.
>> What I need is the supplier name and URL. >>
>>
>> I am in same 'boat' as Bob is Steve, don't have
>> in stock and I also expect in around 2 weeks
>> <sigh>.
>>
>> Ed
>> Please visit MY site at:
>> www.justbrits.com
>> _______________________________________________
>
>
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