Soak Bearings in Rust Remover?

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You guys are debating orange VS. orange, boundary layers of steel are porous, like Andy said. .."it's just a matter of time" eventually the boundaries become the foundation..
 

Scott Danforth

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Can we discuss sintered metal next ... (ducks as tackle box come flying)
 

racerone

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I have looked at sintered " metal " under a microscope.---After it had been subjected to immersion in " heavy water " exposed to chemicals / radiation.--Seemed like it was powder at one time and looked like powder again..-----I had huge struggle explaining to engineer and my supervisor as to what had happened.-----They never did believe me and I think are still struggling with it today.
 

tpenfield

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I am wondering about this porosity thing and salt water exposure. Lots of folks flush their motors after salt water exposure.

Does it really matter?
 

jimmbo

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I have looked at sintered " metal " under a microscope.---After it had been subjected to immersion in " heavy water " exposed to chemicals / radiation.--Seemed like it was powder at one time and looked like powder again..-----I had huge struggle explaining to engineer and my supervisor as to what had happened.-----They never did believe me and I think are still struggling with it today.
As I wrote on a Whiteboard in the Management Meeting Room, in regular Felt pen "Keep Smiling the Bosses are IDIOTS!!!" It stayed up for 3 days after they first saw it.
 

Tsteiny

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That gear looks like it has a small Chip on one of the Teeth. I would likely be replacing the gearset too
Yea, not sure if it’s an illusion or what, but I noticed that on the previous post when someone mentioned it and went back and looked over the gears probably at least 5 times. I don’t see any chip at all on either side and the top 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

racerone

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Easy to spot damage on the gear.----Left side of the picture.----Post about 6 pictures of all those gears.
 
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