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    2019 Superb L&K combi DSG & Fabia II Blueline 1.2htp. Fabia Mk3 Combi 1.2 110 SE L
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  1. I know Skoda have been engineering various products over the years, but a few weeks ago I came across this item. I was working in Manchester changing some parts on a machine and found that the German manufacturer of the parts had sent me a hub for a gearbox shaft that did not fit. Fortunately my customer had a lathe in the workshop that I could bore out the hub to suit the shaft. Thar revolving centre in the tailstock was made by Skoda, which got me thinking as to what other items are produced by the company 🤔
  2. I was working in Germany again last week and finished the job on Thursday evening , which gave me some time before heading back to Frankfurt airport. on Friday. The weather wasn't good so I found that in Neckarsulm there is the Deutsches Zweirad-und NSU-Museum.. Spent a couple of hours at the museum, which has a large selection of motorcycles and a few cars before heading to Hockenheim. In the collection I found this 1903 Laurin & Klement motorcycle. Good Museum with friendly staff and they were amused when I told them my first motorised transport when I was 16 was an NSU quickly
  3. I can see that LU is single sided and LLU is both sides sealed, what I couldn't see in the information was a speed limiting rpm for for the LU bearing. A simple solution could be to prise the seal out of one side of the bearing and convert it to an LU version, then you still have a sealed face externally to prevent the ingress of dust.
  4. I also found the same pdf file for the NTN bearings. I can't see what the difference is between LU and LLU and as you say 15000 rpm is the limiting speed. The equivalent bearing from SKF is the 6002 2RS, which has a reference speed of 50000 rpm and a limiting speed of 14000 rpm. The SKF 2Z steel shielded bearing has a limiting speed of 26000 rpm, but will be prone to failure when the grinding dust gets past the shield. I use INA bearings for some special applications and their sealed bearing has a limiting speed of 13100, so all the bearing manufacturers appear to have similar limiting speeds way below 27000 rpm C3 is a closer tolerance on the size of the bore. Clearly the manufacturer has gone for the sealed bearing to prevent the ingress of grinding dust. I assume you are replacing the bearing because it has failed, in which case the reason for the failure could be caused by the motor speed being too high for the specification of the bearing. I think you have the correct bearing and it will 'free up' after 'X' amount of cycles, but as it is running 80% faster than it was designed to run at I guess it will fail sooner than it should. Sorry, but I don't know what else to suggest to resolve the problem.
  5. Not sure the bearing description is correct, 6002 is a 15mm bore with 32mm O/D. I suspect your bearing is 6000 2RS, which is 10mm bore and 26mm O/D. A few tips on buying bearings. I avoid ebay on anything technical as there are a lot of 'fake' products packaged as genuine parts, unless the seller is a reputable business selling through ebay. I only buy SKF or FAG for standard metric deep grove bearings and I buy from Bearing boys, simply bearings or RS when I get a better price on quantities. I buy bearings from 5mm bore up to 80mm bore "RS or 2Z or sometimes no shields if it is in an oil filled gearbox. If the original bearing was 2RS then it was fitted with plastic shields on both sides and these are normally used in a environment where dust and particles can enter the bearing and reduce it's life. The other shields are steel and will be listed as 2Z or ZZ. The speed of the bearing varies depending on the shields. For the 6000 2RS SFK quote the reference speed at 67000 RPM and the limiting speed as 19,000 RPM, whereas the same bearing with steel shields 2Z the limiting speed is 34000 RPM, you will always feel more resistance with the 2RS shields, but if that originally fitted it should be OK.
  6. Well, the time has come to say farewell. Been on the site since 2007, in which time I have owned 6 Octavia combi's, 3 Fabia's and a Superb. Thanks to Colin for running a very good site, There have been some very good people on the site over those years with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, sadly some of those have moved on. Unfortunately there is now a small minority of very closed minds that want to censor anything that they don't agree with and believe that they are always correct. There is no point arguing with a closed mind, so I'm not going to bother anymore. Good luck to the true Briskodian's out there and stay safe. Moley.
  7. Is it not a legal requirement to complete the census?
  8. I had a card through the post that says that census day is Sunday 21st March, so can you complete the form before then? Normally the information is taken on one day only.
  9. At the beginning of the pandemic lots of countries banned the exports of certain drugs and PPE for 2 reasons. 1, to ensure supply in the country and 2, to stop unscrupulous companies profiteering. https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-eu-limit-exports-medical-equipment/ The problem with the vaccines was always going to be too many countries chasing too few doses and the richer nations were always going to come out on top. Italy's frustration over the supply of vaccines has been well documented and I don't blame them for keeping the vaccines for themselves. I fact Italy were complaining about the shortfall in AZ vaccine before the EU had approved it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55780431 The AZ vaccine is ideal for third world countries, because it can be stored / transported easier than other vaccines and the price is a lot lower. However persuading some inhabitants in those countries to take the vaccine might be an issue and the logistics of distributing in remote regions will be a challenge. I think the bigger problem will be when western countries set up annual vaccinations, third world countries are likely to get left behind again.
  10. I didn't know FB was so popular. After the lies spread on FB during the referendum, Cambridge Analytica etc. On the radio recently they were discussing the lack of take up of the vaccine in the Asian communities and false info circulating on FB groups was one of the issues. Is that booking portal through the NHS? Different surgeries have used slightly different methods, the wife's surgery phoned her, then confirmed by text, My surgery sent a letter with the information of how to use the NHS website to book a jab.. Surgeries are contacting those who are due their vaccines, so what was the point of the FB page?
  11. If anyone qualifies for a vaccine use the NHS website, it's the only way. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/?gclid=CjwKCAiAp4KCBhB6EiwAxRxbpCn9YBeiAeDQiKK9P6UtYcxv0Wvn3FnHxAXaNANSekn62H9fLvfboBoCGmoQAvD_BwE
  12. There have been quite a lot of media outlets reporting on this recently: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/03/covid-deaths-high-in-countries-with-more-overweight-people-says-report https://www.ft.com/content/7db2b641-c831-4876-ba0c-0f815a42c8f0 https://news.sky.com/story/obesity-warning-as-report-shows-nine-out-of-10-covid-19-deaths-have-been-in-countries-with-high-rates-of-obesity-12235256
  13. Just being helpful and keep the peace. I think most folk reference the Worldometer site for the stats as it's very comprehensive.
  14. 10,835 new cases and 386 new deaths in Germany [source] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/germany/
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