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. |
underthetire |
Nov 21 2010, 12:55 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 |
One of my old customers in Nevada was a bearing MFG. They would run lots of the popular bearings all year, and would wait till stock was almost zero on the non popular bearings before tearing down other set ups and setting up for these "special" runs. I would think the VW bearings would now be specials, and probably more difficult because of all the OD/ID changes from machining cranks and cases.
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