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Old 01-20-2018, 12:06 AM   #14
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Default Re: Main Bearing Peening

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Originally Posted by DJ S View Post
You've all said to do it hot but how hot is hot? My first attempt of doing this, I hit the babbitt with the KR Wilson tool and the babbitt crumbled as it was far too pliable , perhaps because it was still too hot?
I would not think it would crumble if too hot. Too cold I would think yes, wrong, old, or bad mix I also would think yes.
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