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Always wanted to upgrade the bearings in these two?
No problemo! They have the same size bearings! Notice the ball count though. More balls in the Arius bearings & even more in the Skiff's.
Now I've installed the Skiff bearings in the Arius. I run fluorinated grease in both pieces w/o reduction in action.
Disassembly. Notice the pivot. Screws on either side. When my Skaha started to guillotine drop, I checked the pivot screws & yup, they were loose. Blue Loctite on both now. Some might red Loctite one side, but not for me. Blue works just fine.
(Edit: The stand-off screws are different lengths. Make sure to pair a short w/ a long.)
Got some machining on the race washers & on the blade tang. Nice touch.
Now both have ceramic bearings w/ an additional ball or two. Maybe the Skaha will get a set of Skiff's later or maybe not.
No problemo! They have the same size bearings! Notice the ball count though. More balls in the Arius bearings & even more in the Skiff's.
Now I've installed the Skiff bearings in the Arius. I run fluorinated grease in both pieces w/o reduction in action.
Disassembly. Notice the pivot. Screws on either side. When my Skaha started to guillotine drop, I checked the pivot screws & yup, they were loose. Blue Loctite on both now. Some might red Loctite one side, but not for me. Blue works just fine.
(Edit: The stand-off screws are different lengths. Make sure to pair a short w/ a long.)
Got some machining on the race washers & on the blade tang. Nice touch.
Now both have ceramic bearings w/ an additional ball or two. Maybe the Skaha will get a set of Skiff's later or maybe not.