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Helical inserts on aerospace parts work intermittently
I had a problem like this years ago. High-precision bearing balls; some fit and others did not. Turns out the vendor was shipping us parts which had been rejected as out-of-spec by his other customers....
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Helical inserts on aerospace parts work intermittently
I'm an EE - so not very knowledgeable on this stuff - but have had a look at some of these helicoil devices. As far as I can see the action of screwing them in reduces the diameter if they bind on ...
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What is this filter from an aluminium extrusion facility filtering?
Probably just particulate like others have mentioned; no idea the composition though. Something to consider is that good strainers are often "wedge wire" to reduce particulate getting stuck ...
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Risk of corrosion putting aluminium shaft in a stainless steel bearing with frequent washdowns?
My bigger concern would be the bearing surviving the frequent washdown lol.
A bead of silicone like you mentioned will help with galvanic corrosion, but as others have mentioned will not fully ...
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