I added a third bearing simply by lubricating it slightly,
inserting it part way, sliding the shaft into the center, and
gently tapping the third bearing into place.
All went very smoothly this way and there was no chance of
misalignment.
Laurel
On 4/25/25 9:43 AM, Paul Kanevsky via
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On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM, Chip Louie wrote:
Binding due to misalignment is one of the problems I
found as a potential way to screw up my perfectly good G11
mount as I contemplated this modification.? To get that
perfect non-binding installation the additional bearing
would need to be supported on a shaft that is in alignment
with the other two bearings as the 3rd is pressed into
place.??
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So when I looked at the distance between the bearings
and the very short length the axle? is unsupported at the
end of the body I figured it should make no difference.?
My guess was it would not improve performance even if the
3rd bearing was installed perfectly.? But if not installed
perfectly or the axle was not perfectly straight the
slight misalignment could be the source of a slight,
regular binding as the axle rotated.? So I passed on that
modification.??
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The possibility of screwing up the mount is very real, as
my first-hand experience made painfully obvious... at least
to me :)
