I spoke to tech at SBT today about replacing the main and counterbalance shaft bearings on my 2002 Seadoo 4-Tec with SBT bearings. He explained that I would have to try different SBT bearings to get the proper squish. I thought about this some more and wanted some more information given the difference in cost between the SBT bearings and Seadoo.
Does this mean that SBT's bearing are made to different specifications than Seadoo's? I understand that I need to check the squish of the bearings, however, assuming that my journals are not worn significantly - why wouldn't SBT bearings be the same as Seadoo's from a process standpoint? A question about checking the squish is that I have been told to measure my case bolts prior to use, however, I cannot find a specification in my service manual. In addition, it doesn't seem like too good of an idea to stretch the bolts over and over if they are stretch bolts.
Am I confused here or missing something?
Does this mean that SBT's bearing are made to different specifications than Seadoo's? I understand that I need to check the squish of the bearings, however, assuming that my journals are not worn significantly - why wouldn't SBT bearings be the same as Seadoo's from a process standpoint? A question about checking the squish is that I have been told to measure my case bolts prior to use, however, I cannot find a specification in my service manual. In addition, it doesn't seem like too good of an idea to stretch the bolts over and over if they are stretch bolts.
Am I confused here or missing something?
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