Dear Editor,
Instaling the bearing colars oN the
OH
-
58A
/
C
taiL RotoR drive shaft can
pose a bit of a probLem
.
The OD of the
shaft is Larger than the ±D of the colaR
²
Even when usiNg surgicaL
j
ely as an
instalation aid, tho
,
the inSide of the
rubber colar ofte³ gets cut on th´
Sharp edg´ of the Shaft at the sPLines
µ
Dirt the¶ settLes in the damaged colar
²
I
the co·ar shouLd rotate
,
instead of
remaininG stationary, the shaft
is
scratched beyond ¸mitS
¹
Wel-we made uP a dandy ¸ttLe
woRk aid to save the colarS and the
shaft
º
Y»u »pen up al the pins
¼
½hen
¾
usin¿
the shAFt spLines as A tempLate, space
anÀ shape
5
pins with A pair oF p¸eÁs
AnÀ weÂÀ theM to a Point
Ã
½his gives
l±²³´µ¶iI·¸;!1¹º»
Äou the basic FoRm to which you aÅÆ
the otheÁ
10
pins »f shoÇteÁ
L
engths
º
We coveÁeÅ the pointed enÀ of the
t»»L with Acry¸c dentaL res
i
n
,
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which we goÊ
FroM the medics
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Ìou cAn aÂso use
Ín useÎ the tooL ÁAises the colaÁ oveÁ
the shaÁp edge of the shaft
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n» cuts
Î
n» rips
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n» teaÁs
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EUstis
,
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