[SEL] 7 inch rod journal bearing

curt at rustyiron.com curt at rustyiron.com
Sun Nov 11 19:59:20 PST 2012


Bill,
Ditto on Arnie and Rob. You can do this.

Here is a small one we did a while back. Scroll down to the 6/24/05 date
for the babbitt and rod work. Same principles apply.

<http://oldengine.org/members/holland/images/DevinsBakerMonitorRebuild/Thumbnails.html>

Curt Holland
Bessemer City, NC

>
> On Nov 9, 2012, at 12:07 PM, bill boyce <bboyce at swat.coop> wrote:
>
>> hello all,,
>> i'm looking for some suggestions for a bearing repair. i need to have a
>> connecting rod bearing re-babbitted,,, the appx size is about 7 inches
>> on the crank pin dia. and appx 7 inches in width.  there are brass
>> shells the babbitt will be poured onto,,,,,
>> has anyone had a repair like this done lately? and where is a good place
>> to send it for repair?
>> any ideas would be appreciated,,,
>>
>
> Arnie’s right. You should do it yourself. I’ve never done anything that
> big, but it’s not brain surgery.
>
>
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