Orphan espresso LIDO bearing dimensions

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grimpeur
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#1: Post by grimpeur »

An odd request for my fellow Lido owners. I bought a Lido second hand and, due to some shoddy modding/rough handling by the previous owner, had to do a bit of restoration on it to get it working as it was intended. I started by ordering a new adjustment mechanism, MkII shaft (the one with wrench flats and improved burr attachment) and the "full metal jacket".

The existing shaft was badly scarred by pliers and the raised teeth marks have worn the oilite bearings (probably through repeated removal/reinstallation by the original purchaser) to the point that there is some slop in the mechanism...maybe 0.1-0.2mm lateral movement.

I'd like to order some new oilite bushings but would rather not have to disassemble the grinder more than once. Does anyone know ID, OD and flange thickness? I believe the ID is 3/8". If no-one happens to have this info, I'll do the work and post the info.

Andy.