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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=FR-CH link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Listers, following the Calico Coatings (main bearings coatings) discussion last year, two questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>1.The coating adds some thickness (variable on demand but approx. 5-10 microns), does that need to be taken into consideration in the clearance?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>2.The coating adds also thickness on the edges of the bearings, this will tend to increase the ID of the fitted bearings. Should the edges be sanded to remove the coating and restore the original ID?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Thanks for your suggestions here!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Kind regards from Europe (Geneva, Switzerland)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Alex Camoletti<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>De :</span></b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>De la part de</b> Tony Drews via Fot<br><b>Envoyé :</b> vendredi 19 janvier 2018 04:03<br><b>À :</b> Scott Janzen; 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph<br><b>Objet :</b> Re: [Fot] Coated Bearing source<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>I buy my TR-4 tri-metal bearings from BP Northwest and then send them to Calico Coatings for that part. Not exactly what you're looking for, but Calico Coatings is who I've used for over 10 years and am very happy with. Just be sure to mail them them Denver North Carolina - I once sent to Denver Colorado instead. That was a delay of game.<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.calicocoatings.com/">https://www.calicocoatings.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Tony Drews<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 1/18/2018 10:47 AM, Scott Janzen via Fot wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>anyone aware of a source for high quality tri-metal engine bearings for the GT6/TR6, preferably already coated, so that I don’t need to subsequently send them out? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also, recommendations on coatings/vendors who do same?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Scott<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/tony@tonydrews.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/tony@tonydrews.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>