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Old 09-06-13 | 10:57 AM
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HillRider
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Originally Posted by rydabent
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Bearings are manuf to tolerences to fractions of one ten thousands of an inch. What do you propose to "polish" them with?
Cup-and cone bearings are user adjustable to maintain what ever tolerance you desire. Polishing the races with a fine abrasive will not change the tolerance you can achieve. I wasn't recommending the use of beach sand as the abrasive.
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