View Single Post
Old 10-26-2011, 01:15 PM   #136 (permalink)
Patrick
Master EcoModder
 
Patrick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Northern Florida, USA
Posts: 510

Hot Tamale - '10 Toyota Prius III
Thanks: 27
Thanked 96 Times in 70 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Artan View Post
Patric; are you telling me that there are no ball bearing where the arrow is pointing on the crankshaft?

Check the picture below.
YES. What you are looking at in that picture is the surface of a PLAIN bearing. It must have oil lubrication.

EDIT: You might want to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_bearing

Last edited by Patrick; 10-26-2011 at 01:25 PM..