[TowerTalk] Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing

[Mike Reublin NF4L]

Yeah, I know. And that's why I feel a whole lot more like I do now than I did yesterday.

Mike NF4L

On Jun 3, 2014, at 7:10 AM, J Chaloupka <boltsnutspins at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Bearings to my recollection are mostly metric in dimension. 
>       There are specialty inch sized bearings.
> You have to know what you have to know what you have.
> 
> JIM  WD8QBQ
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> From: Charles Gallo <charlie at thegallos.com>
> To: Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l at comcast.net> 
> Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing
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> 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 at 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 at 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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