Toro 350 Ultra leaf blower bearing replacement
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Overview of the patient on the healing bench |
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| Crusty wiring |
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| Thyristor control of rpm. |
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| Insides |
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| Motor type MAMCO ES144 CD |
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| Getting dimensions of the rotor axle |
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| Brush width |
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| The rotor has already been damaged but is still working |
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| Brush height |
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| Piss-poor original sintered copper sleeve bearing |
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| Luckily the original design was for a deep groove ball bearing 8x22x7 a.k.a. 608 |
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| Unfortunately the bearing position has not been finishing machined. |
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| The machining reserves in the diameter are around 1mm. |
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| The lip is in the righ diameter but the insides are a bit too tight |
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| After some dremeling later the pocket is big enough to accept the 608 bearing |
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| Beauty shot |
