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Old 04-28-2004 | 09:48 AM
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Default RE: Ball bearings vs Roller

A bearing engineer told me a standard ball bearing will take half its radial load in thrust...
If a ball will take 3000 radial it should easily take 1500 side, way more that the 15 or so lbs put on it by a prop.....