surefire .32r - dumped rear bearing

[texasavage]

well after about a tank and a half of fun today i dumped the rear bearing of the surefire :stressed:

i'm not sure but it looks like i lost alot of balls, but i only dropped 2 out when the crank came out. i didn't see any noticable gouges in the block or anything. this sucks expecially since just about a gallon and a half ago i just replaced the con rod and one way bearing bracket.

i have about 4 gallons in this puppy. the bearing is $30 from stormer hobbies (the last time cost me about $50 to fix). so should i try to repair again or just cut my losses and try to get something else? if i do replace is this the one where i heat the block to get out?

i almost want to just get a new savy xl (running a 25 now), but i'm alittle scared of the 5.9, isnt it made but the same company as the surefire and axial? is this something i should worry about or is it just me not being able to tune properly?

well for now i have some :cussing: to take care of 🙂

thanks fellas
tobias

 

[Jeremy]

Cut your looses bro trust me I have the same thing happem with ever surefire I have owned .. even the new .32r .. been threw like 4 of them.. there bearing suck for sure .. get a .28 man

 

[Purenitro]

The .28 and .32 use the same bearings, I would upgrade the bearings before you even start one, I have seen them fail with less than a gallon on them.

 

[texasavage]

Thanks Jeremy!

yep that's kinda what i was thinking as well.

any suggestions?
I wanted a picco but with banks video on youtube they are all sold out 🙂
maybe lrp .28?

I'll probly end up getting another pipe as well. I'm on the Buku right now but I think this thing is way too advanced for me. I just don't have the time to dial it all in.
Are the ofna 086 and the dynamite 086 the same pipe? just differant headers?
:thinking:

Thanks

 

[texasavage]

Thanks purenitro!
Aren't these are all the same problems as the axial line?
so the k5.9 I might be running into the same thing?

I would have done so if I knew any better but as much as I paid for this sucker I figured it was a good mill :duh: oh well live and learn..it happens