[TowerTalk] FW: Thrust Bearing - again!

[Bill Aycock]

Clint--
Are you sure that is a TB3? The inner bore on a TB-3 is Aluminum, and does 
not rust.
That stain may be rubbed off from a steel  mast.
Bill--W4BSG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W5CPT" <w5cpt at bellsouth.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: Thrust Bearing - again!


>
>  From: Kenneth R. Goodwin, Jr.
>  To: towertalk at contesting.com
>  Sent: 18 May, 2010 5:36 PM
>  Subject: [TowerTalk] FW: Thrust Bearing - again!
>
>
>  Bad assumption, the TB3s don't rust EXCEPT the set screw which holds
>  the ball bearings.
>
>
> I disagree. I have one sitting about 2 feet from me that shows some (not a 
> lot) of rust.  The inner bore of the bearing is evenly rusted all the way 
> around, top to bottom.  It also has a cracked upper race ( I don't know 
> how it happened - it was on a top-section I bought).
>
> Clint - W5CPT
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