Powertech bearings

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(02-12-2013 16:23)Arcticdude Wrote:  That's also good to know, Pete. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and yank the genny.

In reviewing my post above I realized I was a bit short worded, my apologies, bad day in the work hood. I wanted to convey to you that the bearing age and other contributing factors such as old insulation dust and road dirt accelerate the bearing wear. Also many people do not realize (including me) that there is a squirrel cage cooling fan on the back of the genny cooling the genny head you really can't see it when the genny is out without a mirror. If that goes bad then the head heats up and both the head and bearing fail prematurely. Obviously hours used plays into the equation but I wanted you to know that it was a number of factors that can cause premature failure. I need to pull my genny to replace the old insulation so I'm just going to replace the bearing anyway so I don't have to eat the cost of a new head while its out, but that is just my PM style, I prefer PM to fix on fail!!!!! Obviously you'll weigh all the criteria and chart your own course!!!!! Good luck and happy motoring!