Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty
Most likely a bearing. But if the bearing allowed the shaft to drop. Impeller, and maybe gears. Won't know for sure until it's apart. The impeller to disfuser clearance is tight. You're talking thousands. When i worked on PAP units. We would set them up with about .020 clearance. On this smaller stuff, I don't know how tight they run it.
|
The impeller hasn't hit the volute, I could see that. The bearings are ceramic, if a race broke open I wonder how much damage they could do to the gears compared to steel bearings. But, you're right. I won't know for sure until it's opened up.