[alfa] NLA bearings for V6 (de)tensioner

[ethan schartman <eschartman@xxxxxxxxx>]

>     Take care of those tensioner bearings. Three
major 
> shops( two of which are digest supporters ) told me 
> the replacement bearing for the  hydralic style 
> tensioner on the GTV6, which is the one used in the 
> Alfa Heaven mechanical tensioner, is ..... those
words 
> I've come to dread..... NLA.
 

unless they're some ridiculous non-standard size, you
should be able to find the right bearings at mcmaster
(just measure). and if that truly fails, get someone
to machine a new pivot for the zat unit. AFAIK, zat
just used that size because it allowed you to use the
bearing that was on the hydraulic tensioner. you can
(as in my case, where i didn't have a hydraulic
tensioner to cannibalize) make the bearing pivot
whatever size you like (within reason:)

-ethan schartman
-87 milano gold
-princeton, NJ

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