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re: Can someone identify this brass washer/bearing “doo-hickey”?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 12:35 am to finchmeister08
Posted on 5/5/23 at 12:35 am to finchmeister08
You need yourself a McMaster-Carr catalog. The good news is that you can get two birds stoned with one bush by getting a workout in toting that thing around.
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Posted on 5/5/23 at 12:36 am to saint tiger225
I guess you could suck one
Posted on 5/5/23 at 12:39 am to OWLFAN86
Now you're just making me hungry.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 12:51 am to finchmeister08
It is a ball thrust bearing. If you get the ID/OD and thickness you can order it from places like VXB bearings. They appear to be using the washers as the races and the bearing has a low population of balls ie it is a cheap bearing. Unless you can find the exact cheap bearing you are probably going to spend $6-10 on a good bearing and ~$5 to ship it.
Honestly, if feedback indicates it works I would pay the $25 since a quality bearing may actually work against you since with a higher ball count it will have higher friction and they are designed to be used with the steel/bronze races (unless they are really small) that come as part of the bearing assembly and they should be lubricated. If the seller has done his R&D homework the nylon or possibly polyethylene "washers" may be there to prevent the need for grease or oil for the bearings. Getting the race (washer) made from a specific polymer may be a significant part of the effectiveness/longevity of the fix.
Keep in mind part of the money you are paying is for tracking down, testing, and providing the kit. Assuming the kit works the time and effort you spend to replicate it will probably not be worth it.
Honestly, if feedback indicates it works I would pay the $25 since a quality bearing may actually work against you since with a higher ball count it will have higher friction and they are designed to be used with the steel/bronze races (unless they are really small) that come as part of the bearing assembly and they should be lubricated. If the seller has done his R&D homework the nylon or possibly polyethylene "washers" may be there to prevent the need for grease or oil for the bearings. Getting the race (washer) made from a specific polymer may be a significant part of the effectiveness/longevity of the fix.
Keep in mind part of the money you are paying is for tracking down, testing, and providing the kit. Assuming the kit works the time and effort you spend to replicate it will probably not be worth it.
This post was edited on 5/5/23 at 1:07 am
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:03 am to saint tiger225
OP needs to change it into the LNST
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:05 am to Obtuse1
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:10 am to OWLFAN86
I agree.
Water, Greek yogurt and a frozen chocolate covered banana.
Water, Greek yogurt and a frozen chocolate covered banana.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:14 am to finchmeister08
That's a really small bearing. I bet it will cost you $15 to have one in your hands from VXB or McMaster Carr. That one is a bronze cage, steel balls, and nylon (likely) races.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 6:37 am to finchmeister08
Take it to a real old school hardware store. Those guys can look at that kinda stuff and you’ll walk out with right part in a minute.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 6:51 am to willeaux
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Take it to a real old school hardware store. Those guys can look at that kinda stuff and you’ll walk out with right part in a minute.
That’s not the type of thing a local store even big box has. It’s a speciality part, OP needs to buy it and move on with life.
Op’s going to end up buying one close to save $10 and it doesn’t fit, then buy another one and it won’t work, and the next thing you know his wife threw the roomba away and he’s spent twice as much on a part and never got it working.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 6:57 am to Lawyered
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Some awfully small cockrings
Posted on 5/5/23 at 7:01 am to finchmeister08
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It’s for a the suction motor in a Roomba. If it’s something I can find in Lowes, it would be a no-brainer. I can take the motor inside and fit it to the shaft while in the store.
Most companies are going to have special sized parts that hardware stores aren’t going to have.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 7:09 am to finchmeister08
I can't see the picture...wish I could. I work for a bearing manufacturing company.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:57 am to finchmeister08
15 years of industrial sales and can’t tell by the picture. Unless you have some calipers and can get measurements which more than likely are metric and some better pictures just save yourself some headache and buy the kit. It looks like some very cheaply made bearings but you’re really not going to save much money buying them separate.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 9:21 am to finchmeister08
He has it and you want it
It's worth whatever he says it's worth to him. You agree or don't
Buying and selling isn't difficult
It's worth whatever he says it's worth to him. You agree or don't
Buying and selling isn't difficult
Posted on 5/5/23 at 9:29 am to finchmeister08
High speed scam
Posted on 5/5/23 at 9:37 am to UKWildcats
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Youre not going to find that part at Lowe's or Home Depot. I worked there for 6.5 yrs. Either contact Roomba for a parts guide to find the replacement part or sack up and pay the man $25.
Or buy your ol' lady a broom and dust pan.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 2:36 pm to Lawyered
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Some awfully small cockrings
Not that small, average actually.
Some might even call it large.
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