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Xmas tree
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:24 pm
by dapper
Brand new indian casing, brand new needle bearing and brand new Xmas tree, but bottom of Xmas tree won't fit into casing. A fraction tight. Help!!
Re: Xmas tree
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:09 pm
by storkfoot
From memory the diameter of the gear cluster is 16mm at the base. If yours is 16 then I can only assume you've got the wrong bearing.
I had a worn out Italian LI cluster that was 15.7mm that I had to get re-sleeved, but I've never heard of one being too big to fit into the bearing before.
Re: Xmas tree
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:25 am
by dapper
I'll measure it lunchtime with my vernier guage, but pretty sure it's a nat's whisker over 16mm.
Re: Xmas tree
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:58 pm
by rosscla
Where did you get the xmas tree from?
Re: Xmas tree
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:12 pm
by dapper
It was bought off a reliable dealer at Wicksteed. It measures 16.01mm diameter.
Re: Xmas tree
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:02 pm
by rosscla
The bearing is supposed to be 16mm ID, did you replace the cluster track?
Is it perhaps a little over size too? Maybe compressing the rollers...