FWIW this is not a true Gunst bearing. According to Joachim Gunst, the
guy who was manufacturing the sleeve for him stole the design and is
selling it to retailers both here in the states and in Europe. Joachim
Gunst is quite upset about it.
I wonder about the lack of preload on the bearing. It does not wash at
all with the what I know the bearing manufacturer has stated about
Gunst's bearing. The bearing and the bearing sleeve are manufactured by
different people. The bearing itself is not of Gunst's design. It is
from a high quality European car. Gunst designed the sleeve to mate with
in and work on TR6 and TR250.
In my opinion the whole deal is unethical and stinks.
Don Malling
Thomas Gauthier wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> A couple of weeks ago someone mentioned that BPNW was offering the Gunst
>bearing for sale. FWIW I purchased one from them along with a B&B clutch and
>pressure plate for about $160 a couple of months ago. The bearing did not
>come with preload spring setup but it was already mounted on the brass
>carrier/sleeve.
>
> Tom Gauthier
> 1972 TR6 - finally back on the road after replacing the tranny (and clutch)
>
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