August 16, 2008
How to change model airplane engine bearings (part 1 of 2)
The bearings in most model engines wear out eventually but fortunately changing them is a pretty simple task, requiring no special tools.
This video shows you how to change your own bearings and is one of the informational series of videos coming from RCModelReviews.com
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Duration : 0:10:41
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Comments on How to change model airplane engine bearings (part 1 of 2) »
Priceless. Your …
Priceless. Your video has just helped me to remove the liner from my OS 50 SX-H that was so tight. Without it it well who knows what landfill it would have ended up in. Just doing the bearings now. Thanks again.
thunder tiger …
thunder tiger engines are so good. mine has had 7 years of use and has only ever cut when it has run out of fuel.
Used your …
Used your directions to take out the bearings on a Tamiya 5.2 Nitro engine. Worked very well. Thanks
i see some blow by …
i see some blow by on the piston
cherry …
cherry ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
thanks for …
thanks for uploading a most interesting and informative video. It is very much appreciated.
where did you get …
where did you get that engine and how much was it?
Some people have …
Some people have queried the idea of putting a scratch on the conrod - suggesting this could lead to failure. On a highly stressed racing engine their may be some merit to this but on a sports engine, providing the scratch is light, it should not be an issue. The engine in the vid has now done 200 hours with its "scratched" conrod, being propped to rev at around 14K-15K RPMs.