Blackhand,
I am, in fact, referring to Australian accidents re. helo. not the NZ case, to which you refer.
As to the original manufacturers of bearings supplied by CBC, Bearing Services or other engineering supply houses, I have sat and watched (awaiting delivery) as a felt pen was used to "inscribe" the Part No. on the bearing box, and the release note (on invoice) raised, by the CAR 30 "supplier". The actual bearings never left the box.
That CAR 30 magic is a valuable quantity, a $15 or so bearing was magically turned into a $139 bearing, by said holy water.
Quite frankly, very few organizations would have the equipment to dimensionally test a ball or roller bearing, outside of the OEM.
Tootle pip!!
Last edited by LeadSled; 17th June 2012 at 04:01.