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I'm adding a spare cutlass bearing to my parts box and, as usual, have a burning question:
Would the non-metallic bearing be as good as the metallic bearing?
What are the advantages of one over the other? I have a bronze one in there right now.
I suppose the plastic shells are just fine, but lacking a truly good reason to switch from the tried-and-true, durable brass shell design that's been around forever, I don't see why one would.
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