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Old 05-20-2008   #10 (permalink)
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The other thing about sleeve bearings is that when the crank is rotating inside it, it is carrying a wedge of oil with it which is really why the bearings don't wear out you are not resting on the metal at all, it is rotating within a thin hydraulic wedge of oil. This condition also spreads the load over a much larger area of the bearing during the power stroke.
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