Let's have a discussion about type IV bearing |
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Let's have a discussion about type IV bearing |
rick 918-S |
Nov 21 2010, 09:25 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,460 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I know there has been talk lately about the lack of availability of bearing.
This could be the end all of our cars. Can't get hard parts, can't fix the aging engines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) This is not acceptable. What is the problem? Don't these engines have the same crank shafts and blocks as VW busses? There is like a billion of those arond the world. Is there only one maker of these? Anyone ever thought about approching a manufacturer about producing these? How about a group buy or forming a sourcing committee to pursue manufacturers other than the one that currently stopped making the bearings? There bearings people not plutonium. |
realred914 |
Nov 21 2010, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 1-April 10 From: california Member No.: 11,541 Region Association: None |
high Perfromance house redwood city calif still stocks them as of a few weeks ago. that is where mine came from. rich has a selction of several cuts of the main bearings.
rumor has it that these bearings are only made every year or two, and that the bearing factory switches to these low run bearings near the holiday shut down season, so help may arrive soon. the type IV motors probably consum in one year the same number of bearings as a new auto maker needs in a couple days, so our needs are only a fraction ofa percent of the bearing makers yearly output, they wait til th eslow holiday season before they switch to type IV production, they make the run then shut it down again for a while. |
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