The bearing comes with a large stainless steel fastening nut. Technically wear, but infinitesimally tiny. With now something like 15 years in use the last time I took it apart for inspection there was only the tiniest little speck of a spot to show where they meet. Then I modified the stainless ball bearing in the spindle, replacing it with silicon carbide. So I replaced the thrust plate with some super hard material, tungsten carbide I think its called. The stock teflon on the brass thrust plate is silent when new but quickly wears through slightly increasing noise and slowly wearing a small hole in the brass thrust plate. The Teres bearing is internally modified. I have built, repaired, and modified all of it! Rim drive, you say? Repair and mods, you say?Ĭarbon fiber BDR Source Shelf for the base, arm, and motor pod.
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