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OPTI rebuild kit ~ does it exist?

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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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OPTI rebuild kit ~ does it exist?

Just curious if there is one that has new bearings, plates etc. Not the cap and rotor but all the other stuff, bearings etc.?
Old Apr 18, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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It doesn't exist to my knowledge.. would be nice if it DID tho!
Early [unvented]too, would be great! You can't even buy an early bearing from NTN...
I DO believe that the late bearing can be found...
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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Believe what you want, NTN no longer sells to smucks like us, er me. That changed about the time the 'dynaspark' became available. If you want people to buy your product, (regardless of whom you are) a way to stack the odds in your favor, is to have an agreement with the manufacturer to deny access to parts, to the general public. Expect it to be difficult buying a bearing from concerns that do opti rebuilding for various parts chains for the same reason.

Although the NTN outer race, along with a 'shoulder' is one piece, mic it up, (it's metric) minus the 'shouldered' OD, and find a replacement. You will then need to machine a thin 'liner' allowing for the needed shoulder, (which is used to help retain in housing bore) to duplicate the original. Press on the liner (along with locktite) onto your replacement bearing. For those that find the original bearing was a slip fit in the housing bore in lieu of the required/engr'd. .0005-.001" press fit, it would be a good opportunity to make replacement pr. fit. Actually it would be easier to do it that way, rather than need to remachine the housing bore to accommodate a new NTN bearing.

If by chance someone is aware of a source for the NTN bearing, now is the time to note it. BTW, the above is in regards to the later vented component. Hope you made sense of this.
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