Reply to "Marlins Pilot Bearing Installed !"

Coz asked me to answer your question concerning the Make-Up of these Bearings. This material, 'OILITE' is a 'Sintered' Bronze. Meaning that it starts as a powder and is compressed under 1000's of Tons of pressure until it remains whole. OIL is trapped with-in the pores of this concoction, the Oil can be 10% to 35% of the Total volume. In fact when I Machine them on the Lathe, Oil runs out constantly. And the dripping out of the Oil is exactly why Oilite is perfect as a Pilot Bearing. The Metals used for this Bearing, can be any of the following %'s. 84-90% Copper, 4-9.5% Zinc, 0-8% Lead, 4.0% Tin. We have proved in our 'Testing to Destruction' that it is Impossible for a Bronze Bearing of any kind to Harm in any way, the Input shaft of the ZF Transaxle! The Bearing, Itself will simply Desintigrate, at the point of contact; First! Also, I have had the Imput Shaft discribed, by Unknowlegable Persons; as being 'Semi-Soft'. This My Friends is plan BS! The Fact is, the ZF Shaft is 'Gear Hardened'! And when a Machinist Tests it for Hardness, with the Most commonly used Tool in the Machine Shop; A Hand File, the file just glances off with-out leaving a scratch! NO Bronze, least of all Oilite, will ever do damage to your Transaxle! Now, the Original 'Steel' Roller Bearing is an entirely different story!! All the best!