[Steam-engine] babbitt bearing

HISTMACHRY at aol.com HISTMACHRY at aol.com
Tue Apr 19 17:37:16 PDT 2005


I assume your pouring babbitt for a non-split bearing, this being the case 
wrap the shaft with thin paper. Wrap it taut to the shaft and the paper should 
nicely cover the pitted areas. Depending upon the application one layer of 
paper should give a nice clearance between the bearing and shaft.

Robert Yuill



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