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      06-14-2026, 06:21 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Chrisyphus View Post
We buy ~5-6 S65 cores per month. Of the cores we’ve bought, 50% have had a spun front main bearing failure, and have this exact damage, or have the main bore damaged but not quite cracked like this. Either way, with the exception of VERY expensive machining services (like what those guys over seas do, can’t remember their name), the entire block and matching bed plate are trash. Because of this, every month we get $1000s back from the recycling shop for the low low cost of $10000s. STONKS.
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