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Old 06-30-2016, 12:01 AM   #419
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Originally Posted by Decay107 View Post
I'll eagerly await your analysis. For the time being, my squeak is intermittent and rare enough that I wasn't going to fuss too much with it.

I guess what I'm getting at is, scare me.
All the lube had melted/separated/hardened and where there was sliding contact, mixed with the friction disk material

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You can see how the lube just melted (dropped) It's sticky like tar.

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The bearing itself is in perfect condition; buttery smooth - zero noise.
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You're welcome to come up and check it out for yourself. I haven't touched the original parts. They shipped the fork and TOB with the spare trans so that's what I'm running now.
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