Replacing cutless bearings

The Bill Collector said:

The biggest obstacle was finding the set screws and backing them out...View attachment 119898

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Irie308 said:

Having to drill out the set screws for the bearing removal where do I find replacements? Anything special about them? Noticed that the previous one put a serious dimple in the bearing. Does this have to be of similar metal as the strut?

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ttmott said:

https://www.mcmaster.com/set-screws...-316-stainless-steel-cup-point-set-screws-10/
Or you can use these but they are a bit softer.
https://www.mcmaster.com/set-screws/cup-point-set-screws/nickel-alloy-cup-point-set-screws/

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ttmott said:

https://www.mcmaster.com/set-screws...-316-stainless-steel-cup-point-set-screws-10/
Or you can use these but they are a bit softer.
https://www.mcmaster.com/set-screws/cup-point-set-screws/nickel-alloy-cup-point-set-screws/

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