I was told when I was young that if a hard and soft metal are rubbing together, the soft metal will wear down the hard one.
Is that actually the case?
Hard and soft metals
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Hard and soft?
Hello all. I am afraid I cant be a great deal of help and can only confirm that something soft can wear out a steel shaft. To the extent that an oil seal made of 'rubber' ( OK I know it's not rubber as such.) can wear a groove into a steel shaft so much that even with a new seal it will leak, an example being a camshaft seal on an xud. Certainly bronze bushes can 'destroy' a steel shaft. I to would be more than interested to know why, somebody must know. Anders???
Cheers.
Geoff.
Cheers.
Geoff.
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Most solid bearings are made of soft metals, that way they wear out first and can be replaced..
As a lad, I replaced dozens of white metal big end shell bearings but never had to have the crankshafts reground. and they used phosphor bronze sleeves in the bores of oxygen compressors when I worked on them.. Sooo......
No.. The soft metal will always wear out first.
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As a lad, I replaced dozens of white metal big end shell bearings but never had to have the crankshafts reground. and they used phosphor bronze sleeves in the bores of oxygen compressors when I worked on them.. Sooo......
No.. The soft metal will always wear out first.
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James. (Nr M67 East of Manchester).
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Dark Blue ZX 1.9D Auto 1994 'L' 5 dr (modified) Aura. 98K miles used daily. Ave mpg 40
Wedgewood Blue 75 CTD auto Connoissaur. 2002. 144k. used daily. ave mpg 40 ish.