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Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing

To: Charlie Gallo <charlie@thegallos.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing
From: Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 10:44:20 -0400
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That's what I ordered. Course for very few dollars more, I could get a new 
unit. But then I'd miss out on all the fun of chasing bearings around the 
garage floor, and getting the grease out of my hair.....

73, Mike NF4L

On Jun 3, 2014, at 7:01 AM, Charles Gallo <charlie@thegallos.com> wrote:

> If they look like 3/8, they probably are
> 
> --  
> 73 de KG2V
> Charlie
> 
>> On Jun 3, 2014, at 6:20 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm always amazed at how threads wander off the original question. And by 
>> how much I learn from that. Thanks gents.
>> 
>> Also kinda amazed no one knows the diameter of the bearing balls.
>> 
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>> 
>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 10:00 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Does anybody know what size balls are in the Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing? 
>>> My cheap caliper isn't precise enough. Looks like 3/8". They're rusted and 
>>> bumpy. 
>>> 
>>> Has anyone had experience with ceramic balls?
>>> 
>>> The grease is so hard I'm having to soak it off so I can see the races. If 
>>> they're crafted, I'll just replace the whole thing.
>>> 
>>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>> 
>>> 
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