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Old 17th August 2010 | 09:31
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rudderrudderrat
 
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Hi wetbehindear,

We had a similar problem on RR Tynes in 1971. I was told that bowing was due to a compressive load on the length of the shaft - due to the different expansion rates & temperatures between the casing and shaft.
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