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Old 01-21-2018, 11:44 PM   #19
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Default Re: Main Bearing Peening

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Originally Posted by Kohnke Rebabbitting View Post
Babbitt that is hotter then needed, will get, as we call rotten, only if left to cool by it's self you have to cool fast to keep the copper mixed.

Herm.
Herm - back to his post, what would cause the babbitt to crumble when peening? Would the overheated "rotten" stuff crumble?
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