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Old 29-05-2015, 17:31   #69
Gordon Booth
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Re: English Electric Company (Clayton-le-moors).

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Originally Posted by Flakmann View Post

As far as those Clayton lads solving the early seizing problem, perhaps thr sleeves were brougt in for final lapping at Clayton to finer tolerences.
The sleeves were seizing because when finished they were stacked on their sides, causing them to go out of true.
The solution was to stack them standing vertical.
Sounds like the sort of simple, elegant solution you'd expect from a group of Lancashire lads!
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