Hillel, > >> The tapered roller bearings are bigger and heavier than the > > angular contact ball bearings that Eduardo used, but as they > > were taken from old car wheels they cost me nothing. > > Are there any seals to keep out road grime and dirt? > Those bearings could get really messed up from dirt, > sand, and salt and general road grime getting in there. No seals. Under the seat the bearings are somewhat protectet. I will grease them good and wait how they perform. Luckily they are detachable. I think this is not the case with angular contact ball bearings. Jürgen. ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist at freelists.org Listmaster: Juergen Mages jmages@xxxxxx ============================================================