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[Brian Roth]

Whew... I just spun it up and its definitely not the
fan. I am going to pull it apart this weekend and see
what I can find. I do have access to a press if the
bearing can be pressed off. I did grab the drawings,
thanks.

Brian.
--- Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > Haven't tested the RA80 that came with it but the
> RA60
> > sounds like it needs bearings BAD. Any suggestions
> on
> > restoring this RA60 would be appreciated.
> 
> I've got an RA60 that I really must get round to
> playing with... IIRC the 
> printset is on bitsavers...
> 
> As for the bad bearings, if it's the spindle itself,
> you've got problems. 
> There's no way you're going to take one apart and
> replace the bearings. 
> IIRC it's all pressed together (and sufficiently
> tight that no normal 
> gear puller will shift things), you may well find a
> ferrofluid seal in 
> there, etc.
> 
> If it's the spindle motor, you can almost certainly
> do something. The 
> motor will come apart, the bearings are most likely
> standard.
> 
> Of course if you're very lucky, it's just the fan
> ;-)
> 
> -tony
> 
>