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Re: Lousy wheel bearings

To: greenman62@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Lousy wheel bearings
From: Bob Bownes <bownes@web9.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:57:58 -0700
And if you live in the right part of the world, the Farm Supply store
can help too. They are used to oddball requests. I walked out with a
weird spherical bushing, several stainless steel 90 deg fittings, a
dozen #16 needles, 20cc syringes, and 2 quarts of hydraulic fluid. They
didn't bat an eye. (parts for race car, supercomputer, fixes for LBC,
and fluid for big lawn tractor respectively)

iii


greenman62@hotmail.com wrote:
> 
> >From: William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
> >Reply-To: William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
> >To: greenman62@hotmail.com
> >CC: thefryes@iconn.net, fot@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Lousy wheel bearings
> >Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:54:06 -0600
> >
> >I always go to the local bearing and seal monger for bearings and always
> >try to get stuff made in the USA. I have, however taken in a bearing only
> >to be told " they don't make this bearing".
> >
> >But you're holding one in your hand.
> >
>    Gee, that sounds like "Autozone" and the Bosch W7BP Platinum plug)...
> 
>    We may run out of the "quality auto suppliers" with all
>    this "replace" instead of "repair" philosophy in automotive
>    maintenance. Still there are folks in the business that give a shit
>    and there are some who look beyond the computer screen when it comes
>    to replacement parts.
> 
>    If you don't have a bearing shop locally find a NAPA, Carquest or
>    local "oldtimer's" auto parts store... You'll know it by the greasy
>    old cars and street rods outside and greasy old men with attitudes
>    inside. They'll laugh at your "leetle furrin' car" but bear with it.
>    You're all cut from the same cloth, "torchbearers for the forgotten".
> 
>    These are the guys who guys who "REPAIR" cars go to for that "widget
>    off a 54 Chevy Coupe'".
> 
>    Just stay away from the Bozo autosuppliers... They're only good for
>    buying oil, those smelly cardboard pine trees and the occasional
>    battery.
> 
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois       1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> 
> That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
> 
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