Hmmm; that doesn't sound good.

I looked, and sure enough, the cage is plastic. Oh, well; it's paid for now... Used it today, and it worked like a champ. I'll keep my fingers crossed. If/when it does puke, I've got a machinist buddy who can pull the bearing and install a better one. Alpine Bearing has some primo torringtons on hand.

One thing about torrington bearings is that they must be kept well-lubed, with medium-viscosity oil. The only thing worse than no lube is using grease. That will kill one in a hurry.

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