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Steel balls

jpettigrew

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Apple Valley, CA USA
I have seen some of the steel ball parts referred to as a number like #10 steel ball. Does anyone have a conversion to inch measurement for these?
 
I have bought different sizes for bicycles and the Park Tool company sells a spoke measuring tool that also has holes in it for the sizes of single ball bearings.A bicycle repair shop will know,they have that tool.
 
The number indicates the ball diameter in thirty-secondths of an inch.....

The #10 (clutch ball) is 5/16", the larger twins used #8 balls ( 8/32= 4/16 =1/4") on their steering stems, and the smaller twins and single cylinder bikes used #6 (3/16") on their stems......
 
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