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Old 9th May 2010, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Tatey View Post
From what I've been told, the electricity pits the surface of the ball bearings, outer and inner races, thus creating an uneven surface and vastly shortening the life of the bearings. So i guess its better to be safe than sorry
If that's the case, it would be daft to leave any part of the bearings exposed

I know it is probably needless but I have a personal thing about re-using an outer race once I have drifted it out .... Probably because I know what I have done to it getting it out

I wouldn't imagine that bearing kits are too expensive & you get piece of mind + new oil seals
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