[Hallicrafters] SR2000 blower.

[Richy]

I just picked up a small lathe to try and make the oilite bearings for the blower motor on my SR2000. I tried heat shrinking them but its still noisy. I  think I could nail it in a few tries. I milled down the bearing housing mounting ears to tighten up the amount of float but the bushing shaft holes are worn. To simplify matters, I am going to order the stock with the shaft sizing already  drilled in  the center of the stock, all I  will have to do is the tapering and sizing of the outer part of the bushing which should be easy. If this goes ok, I will make a few sets if anyone needs them. If anyone has a donor motor, that would be good too so I can test them out of a rig. If anyone has a spare motor, let me know the cost to get it here. Just so everyone knows, the bearings are not designed to be replaced as the cover is stamped closed into the housing. I  mounted mine in the chuck of the lathe and "deburred" the tabs holding the cover on and it came apart. I  may try the lathe again and channel the inside of the housing to accommodate a c-clip. If anyone has any ideas to add, let me know. I am not trying to reinvent the wheel if I don't have to... ;-p  Richy N2ZD

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