change of ball bearings of traveller cars on our 54
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Dominique Sery
Hi,
It's very easy to do, I did it last year, there is no need to dismantle the traveller car, you just have to remove a small plate to have access to the balls. Best Dominique Irko A54#16 (Kilada, Greece)
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Many thanks, Domnique,
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Dominique Sery
Martin, you can find balls on the site Accastillage-diffusion.com.
There are two rows of balls, one in Torlon (lower) and one in Delrin (upper) but I don't remember the size of the balls and I won't be going to the boat for a month (if you can wait, I'll tell you)
There are two Accastillage Diffusion shops in Sicily (Palerme and Syracuse) https://www.accastillage-diffusion.com/accastillage/rails-barres-d-ecoute.html Best regards Dominique Irko A54#16 (Kilada Greece)
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Dominique Sery
Hello Martin,
i’m now on board in Greece. The balls size is 6.5 mm. Best Dominique
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Bill Kinney
In the world of ball bearings, those are actually 0.25 inch balls, I doubt you will find 6.5mm balls--even in Europe!
Very common, and not "special." They are pretty much the standard bearing balls for traveler cars and blocks across all manufacturers. The torlon balls (brown) are used in the lower race because they do not deform under high static loads like the delrin (white) will. Many chandleries carry them in areas with a lot of sailboats. You can get both out of the UK here: https://www.ballandrollerstore.com/plastic-ball-bearings/ Buy a lot, they are cheap in larger quantity. The only reason that delrin balls are used on the upper race is because they are "good enough" for that location and are about one third the cost. Feel free to use the torlon balls everywhere if that simplifies your life. And one more thing on these, do NOT lubricate them, not even with the dry silicone. If you do, the balls can slide instead of roll and then they wear a lot faster. (or so I was told by a Harken technical service guy) Rinse salt and dirt out often and they should be fine. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Le Marin, Martinique
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And here is another source: Harken - https://www.harken.com/en/shop/ball-bearings/
On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 7:39 AM Bill Kinney <cruisingconsulting@...> wrote: In the world of ball bearings, those are actually 0.25 inch balls, I doubt you will find 6.5mm balls--even in Europe!
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Dominique Sery
The Lewmar torlon balls are 6.4 mm. Price in France 100 balls, 76,5€. Mines are 6.5 (they are old, bought 30 years not Lewmar brand).
Best Dominique Irko A54
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And, 6.4mm = 0.25 inch Bill
On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 9:37 AM Dominique Sery via groups.io <dominiquesery=me.com@groups.io> wrote: The Lewmar torlon balls are 6.4 mm. Price in France 100 balls, 76,5€. Mines are 6.5 (they are old, bought 30 years not Lewmar brand).
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Helen and Kostas Yuvanidi
Meltemi yachting in Athens, Greece stock those ball bearings. We replaced ours this year. Link attached below.
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Best regards, Helen and Kosta on Meditation SM29 of 1990
On 28 May 2022, at 7:41 PM, CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> wrote:
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