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Originally Posted by J-Mech
That theory is plausible. Explains everything. Only thing is, oil submerged tapered roller bearings seldom fail. I have never seen that one fail. But I agree...... very possible.  |
That rear bearing is a straight roller and the rollers are held in with thin rings. I've never seen one go bad either but there's a first for everything. Oldgeorge is correct, look at post 19 on johnscub's 1450 adventure thread.