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Re: Roller throw out bearing

To: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Subject: Re: Roller throw out bearing
From: Jim <microdoc@apk.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:05:35 -0400
With all the other well thought out and "purpose designed" items in the MG, I
can't understand your skepticism. I think MG had a big box of the graphite
bearings in the warehouse (they got 'em cheap), and were determined to use
them.

"Peter C." wrote:

> At 09:32 AM 10/21/1999 , Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
> >  Let's face facts boys an' girls, the only place we see the graphite
> >throwout bushings is in our LBCs.  The millions of other stick shift
> >cars/trucks on the road have roller or ball bearings in them.  Now just
> >how bad can the bearings be?
> >
> >  CR
>         Perhaps, just perhaps, those "other stick shift cars/truck" were
> _designed_ to have roller or ball bearings in them. I'm guessing that the
> choice of bearings wasn't an afterthought. Perhaps some other accomodations
> could be made to our LBCs to make better use of the non-carbon bearings...
> ie. change in arm or modification of a quill.
>         Peter C
>                 carbon fan


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