need to replace the ball bearing in my traveler could someone tell me how many and what size i need to order
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Posted: Oct 21, 2019 - 05:49 PM
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Posted: Oct 21, 2019 - 07:01 PM
considering your boat came out 44 years ago you may need to include what type of traveler car you have
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Posted: Oct 21, 2019 - 07:21 PM
its a harken traveler! -
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Posted: Oct 21, 2019 - 08:17 PM
https://www.murrays.com/product/28-0177/ -
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Posted: Oct 21, 2019 - 10:24 PM
https://www.murrays.com/product/28-0177
Or call Sailing Services, they sold me the bearings to rebuild a Harken furler, good people.
IIRC, you need 21 for the traveler.
Edited by Edchris177 on Oct 21, 2019 - 10:27 PM.
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Posted: Oct 22, 2019 - 11:04 AM
I have a Harken traveler with captured bearings. Send cell for pic. 909-800-5237 -
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Posted: Oct 22, 2019 - 04:15 PM
thanks everyone FYI harken has a video on the rebuild and i ordered everything from murrys thanks again -
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Posted: Oct 22, 2019 - 07:46 PM
Remember, the car is only half the system. Have a close look at the track. Rough spots or grit can ruin your new cars bearings pretty quick.
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Posted: Oct 23, 2019 - 03:58 PM
I know the car. The bearings are not enclosed. You will need a loading car. I may have one. It is a blue piece that looks like a traveler track. It has a cut out for loading the ball bearings. I don't recall how many ball bearings. I used to have a jar full of bearings for this reason. You can call Harken direct and they will send/sell you the loader and the bearings. .
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Posted: Oct 23, 2019 - 04:58 PM
you can also use shaving cream to keep the balls in place and simply rinse away the shaving cream when done
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Posted: Oct 24, 2019 - 02:36 PM
[quote=MN3]you can also use shaving cream to keep the balls in place and simply rinse away the shaving cream when done
Good to know... My Tornado has a Ronstan car with open races... I do have a loader, but I'll keep that in mind.
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