Hi. "copper"? It's best if you attach here a picture, and we will see what happens there.So I was doing an oil change and pulled the filter out and there was tons I mean tons of copper like material in the filter and the clutch cover case does anyone have any insight on what this could be from and how to fix it ?
Thanks, OK.They were in the strainer screen too
OK. I see the pic you upload.
Friction bearings are often made of bronze (coper colored). In CBR250R 2011 there is no bronze friction bearings (see photos from the (Partzilla website LINK1 LINK2). There may be a bronze retainers in some of the gear box ball bearings. The Big-Hand in the CBR is mounted on the crank shaft with needle bearing, and on the Piston-Pin with a friction bearing (Direct contact without additional "bronze" insert). Our Big-Hand is made of one part (without a clamp). I believe that the brown color that can be seen in the pictures of our friend is as a result of overheating of the metal (not bronze metal).Looks like another victim of backwards oil-filter installation. Those copper fragments are what happens to crank bearings starved of oil.
This race-engine was caught in time (4-hrs usage) and only bearing-replacement was needed. View attachment 45216
This wasn't caught in time with severe damage to crankshaft.
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Answer: "A"(The Main) and "B" are a Friction bearing. "C" is Needle bearing.crankshaft main journals
Answer1: Friction bearings are not always "mabe"(manufactured), as in the case of the Piston-Pin, which is both the connecting part, and the bearing itself, there is no special bushing.How are plain friction bearings made?