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RE: TR6 rod bearing saga

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Subject: RE: TR6 rod bearing saga
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:41:47 -0700
> Years ago when I was with a fellow who raced a TR4 he always bought the
> Clevite brand via NAPA as then they were of the tri-metal "good"
> quality. I
> know that those particular bearings are no longer available but I
> don't know
> if the TR6 bearings might still be around. Perhaps someone else will know
> and I suspect that the TR6 guys have done a thorough search. Who knows
> however and I'd hate to have some knowledge not shared.
> Frankly I don't know if the Clevite brand is even made any longer.

NAPA Online still lists Clevite rod & thrust bearings for the TR6; and
Clevite rod bearings for the TR2-4A.  No mention of undersizes though, oddly
enough.

There was talk last year of having King make some trimetal TR bearings, but
I never heard any more about it.

Randall

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