Posted for "Timothy Ong" <timothy.ong@leadingedgeaircraft.com>:

 Guys,
 
 Just to give everybody an update.
 
 We currently have a shipment of bearings that should arrive in less than two
 weeks.  The rotational breaking force is much lower.  You can easily move
 with your hand.  This will allow people to actually clamp the inner bearing
 as it should be.  This should eliminate bolt wear completely.  Hopefully
 this will also keep the bearing from hammering the aluminum.  We will see.
 
 Shannon has the first set.  He flies quite a bit.  He is going to keep me
 posted.
 
 Another aid to this problem we are looking at is "staking" the bearings in
 place rather than a press fit.  The bearings definitely will not come out.
 To the point, when you replace the bearing you will need to replace the
 entire bearing block.  We could accomplish the same thing with a "green"
 bearing loctite if we put the bearings in with a slight clearance, but this
 can have other issues.
 
 We are aware of the issue and are trying to address it.
 
 I will keep you posted.
 
 Timothy Ong