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Old 10-02-2009, 06:43 PM
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The wrist pin bearing hardly sees any action.
In comparison, the crank rod bearing is always spinning, while the wrist pin is rocking back and forth.
In some automotive applications the wrist pin is fixed, with the pin floating in the piston with no bearing.
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