Hello pythonauts At 07:04 PM 5/23/06 +0200, Jurgen wrote in part: >snip< >BTW. Recently I wondered about the lifetime of rod-ends >in a python. >As you were the first to use them: Any play yet? How much >km would you estimate their lifetime? > >Best regards, >Jürgen. No play in the rod ends yet, although it will take a long time for my python to wear them out. I build too many different bikes...and don't ride them enough. These rod ends served a few years in the front suspension of my homebuilt race car before being fitted to the python. During that time they were probably exposed to much more stress than they receive in the python. I suspect that their life could be extended even further if a boot was fitted around the rod end to keep out dust and dirt. They can also be fitted with a grease fitting to permit regular greasing. Regards, Mike Channon London, Ontario, Canada ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================