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Old 06-24-2010, 03:41 PM
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If the shafts have bearings like the IDA's or DCOE's, often times the leather shields dry up and will allow air to be pulled through the bearings and cause iradic idle. The trick is to use double shielded bearings to eliminate to the potential leak.
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