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| 914Sixer |
 Jan 10 2011, 07:57 PM
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DO we know for a fact the Chinese bearings are poorly made? Does anyone have any real world use to report? I have some I am going to use. These bearings are made to ISO 9000 spec. This is an international standard for manufactures, SO why wouldn't that be as good as the other bearing manufactures? Are we sticking our nose in the air over nothing? The European parts manufactures do not seem to want to make the parts for our old cars.
What will really blow you away is the amount of VW parts now being made in China. Do a Google and see what comes up. I was amazed. |
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| charliew |
Jan 11 2011, 12:33 PM
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THis is only hearsay but what I got from a retired english machnist who's shop supplied oem stuff in Ft Worth was that all bearing making machines originate in germany as they are to expensive to replicate so all bearings should be the same in tolerances. I don't remember his comment on the metalurgy of the products though.
Dang it's cold today. |
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| underthetire |
Jan 11 2011, 03:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(charliew @ Jan 11 2011, 10:33 AM)  THis is only hearsay but what I got from a retired english machnist who's shop supplied oem stuff in Ft Worth was that all bearing making machines originate in germany as they are to expensive to replicate so all bearings should be the same in tolerances. I don't remember his comment on the metalurgy of the products though. Dang it's cold today. While that was true for many years, and there were a few US built machines, ALL bearings are now ground on very precise CNC grinders now, usually from Japan, or Germany. It used to be you could save money on some applications by buying a less precise bearing- like a C5. Last time I tried to buy a C5 it was 3X more expensive, and not in stock Vs the C3 bearing. Since mfg process has changed so much, even in the last 15 years, my bet would be the Chinese bearing TOLERANCE would be better than the 1970 German bearings that came from the factory. Thats not saying they are a better bearing, they could still be made out of inferior materials, but the tolerance and deviation on the bearings will most likely be better. And it's cold here to, i'm sick of it myself. |
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914Sixer Rear Wheel Bearings Jan 10 2011, 07:57 PM
Mark Henry My 67 bus had all new german bearings with swepco ... Jan 10 2011, 08:15 PM underthetire My German boxed rear bearing said made in china. S... Jan 10 2011, 08:45 PM SLITS As far as I am concerned, ISO rating mean absolute... Jan 10 2011, 08:51 PM
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As far as I am concerned, ISO [9000] rating mean ... Jan 10 2011, 09:17 PM underthetire While I agree the ISO doesnt guarantee quality, it... Jan 10 2011, 09:34 PM Eric_Shea This thread will be a moot point very shortly. Man... Jan 10 2011, 10:20 PM andys Here's a snippet from the Timken WEB site that... Jan 11 2011, 10:44 AM Eric_Shea
:D Jan 11 2011, 11:06 AM realred914 {Drivel deleted by admin}
ISO 9000 means nothing... Jan 11 2011, 11:14 AM jd74914 ISO 9000 is not a bearing-specific standard. It al... Jan 11 2011, 11:15 AM Als914
ISO 9000 is not a bearing-specific standard. It a... Jan 11 2011, 01:22 PM Tom_T Marc - my old school German mechanic reccos FAG or... Jan 11 2011, 03:49 PM Als914
Marc - my old school German mechanic reccos FAG o... Jan 11 2011, 04:25 PM SirAndy [quote name='Tom_T' post='1416567' date='Jan 11 20... Jan 11 2011, 04:33 PM mepstein My shop also had bearings for inline skates and sk... Jan 11 2011, 04:11 PM underthetire
My shop also had bearings for inline skates and s... Jan 11 2011, 04:24 PM stugray In my business (hardcore-aerospace), ISO 9000 cert... Jan 11 2011, 04:47 PM |
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