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Old 01-16-2012, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo_Bimmer View Post
JCL, we all heard about that radial bearing wearing out and causing a failure. Could this failure be due to micro residues smaller than what the filter can filter, and act as an abrasive media inside the bearing and accelerate its wear? Also, these micro residues (if they exist) could interfere with the good operation of the mechatronic.?
If all the bearings in a transmission were worn I would suspect the fluid. If one breaks I would suspect the bearing itself.

I wouldn't worry too much about residues smaller than the filter takes out. That is the criteria for what size particles need to be taken out when the filter is designed in the first place
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