Thread: Babbit woes
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Old 12-10-2019, 08:31 AM   #16
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Default Re: Babbit woes

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Originally Posted by daren007 View Post
Some confusion here. What you are saying is the front and center caps are steel and you should not or do not peen them. Both the front and center caps shells came loose and i was under the impression the failure could have been from lack of preening or not heated properly. Kohnke what is your opinion on what happened.
Correct: You do Not peen the front/center steel caps as they are tinned and the babbitt is fused to the tin does not need to be "peened" as Herman has mentioned.

If the Babbitt broke away on the center and front cap it may have been improperly done, wrong heat is usually the case.
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