new bearing on front of picco .26 leaking bad

[down4thakrown]

the front seal on my bearing on my older picco.26 was totally gone.so i replaced it with a 697-ZZ Shielded Bearing 7x17x5 and now its leaking just as bad. did i use the wrong bearing? and when i droveit it would only run for a second or 2 and just die like the exhaust was pinched off or somthing stopped the motor suddenly. any ideas on what would cause this? the 1 way bearing carrier in the ez start was siezedtoo in the ez start housing to were it would barely let the motor start. would that cause the motor to die so suddenly?

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i forgot to mention that i put a new mgt 4.3 pipe and a proline runtime tank on it since i ran it last. could it be just runing to rich and the crank fillin up with fuel causeing it to die and leak so much fuel??

 

[2revo1maxx]

Definetly the wrong bearing. That's a metal shielded bearing, you need a rubber sealed bearing.

You should clean the one way bearing and make sure it's functioning properly.

 

[rak12]

Thanks 2revo1maxx, good info for future use, I just recently picked up a picco.

 

[down4thakrown]

got a partnumber for a good front bearing?

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i was reading this thread, would these boca be the best bearings to get? mine is metal shielded but if i pour gas into the crank it just drips right out of bearing. https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91888&highlight=Picco+26+Red+Dot+leak

 

[2revo1maxx]

Go to nitrohouse. That's where I get my picco parts from.
The boca would also be a good choice, but they're not necessary.....The stock bearing should last quite a while.

 

[down4thakrown]

gota link? or is it nitrohouse.com

 

[down4thakrown]

i tried nitro house and only found the back bearing. i couldnt find the front bearing