The roller outer # is either BO1(Timken's and Federal mogul and others) or
909001 for SKF. the seal # for National is 6064.
----- Original Message -----
From: <josiah.bartlett@exgate.tek.com>
To: <bigfred@unm.edu>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Front wheel bearings 51 AD
> A big local Napa. I got the inners for $46.50 each and the outers were
$15.
> The seals I got from a bearing dealer ($4 each, National Federal Mogul) In
> stock. The cheapest I found the roller kits for was $110 per wheel.
> Alternately go to an SKF bearing distributor. The inner part number is
> 909052, or B52 from Napa. I forget the outer. Napa's list price ended up
> being 80 something for the bearing, but the counter man gave them to me
> discounted. If you take the old bearings to an SKF dealer they can
> crossreferance them. The numbers are stamped right on the bearing. (Mine
old
> ones were New Departure)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A.B. [mailto:bigfred@unm.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:40 PM
> To: Bartlett, Josiah
> Cc: chevysix@attbi.com; jpeters@sikorsky.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Front wheel bearings 51 AD
>
>
> Where in the world do you buy your bearings??? I check local suppliers and
> couldn't come up with anything. I finally ended up going to napa and
> paying $100/wheel...
> -alfie
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 josiah.bartlett@exgate.tek.com wrote:
>
> > The ball bearings (original) in my truck have survived more than 100,000
> > miles, at least 20k of which have been on radials from the previous
owner
> of
> > my truck. I finally had to replace one of the inners because of a
> shattered
> > ball (and failed grease seal), but the rest of the bearings are doing
just
> > fine still. The cages show a little wear but the balls and races are in
> > great shape. Are you sure the 'old salt' wasn't trying to sell you
> bearings?
> > I can buy at least two full sets of ball bearings for what it costs to
> > upgrade.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ralph Linnell [mailto:chevysix@attbi.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:13 AM
> > To: 'Peters, Jon C'; 'OLE-CHEVY-TRUCKS'
> > Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Front wheel bearings 51 AD
> >
> >
> > When I went to radial tires on my truck an "old salt" who had been a
> > front end guy at a Chevrolet garage for many years told me I needed to
> > change to tapered roller bearings because the radial tires would have a
> > "bad effect" on the ball bearings. I have had the roller bearing in my
> > truck for almost 15K miles with a lot of that mileage being on the
> > Freeway at between 65 and 75 MPH and I would swear by the roller
> > bearings.
> >
> > Ralph Linnell
> >
> > Inliners Web Site
> > http://www.inliners.org
> >
> > Ralph's WebSite
> > http://home.attbi.com/~chevysix/
> >
> > Chevysix@attbi.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Peters, Jon C
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:25 AM
> > To: OLE-CHEVY-TRUCKS
> > Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Front wheel bearings 51 AD
> >
> > I think the issue between bearing types was the effect radial tires have
> > on
> > them; ball bearings don't last with radial tires, is how the story went.
> > Jon
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Allen [mailto:thallen@nwlink.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 12:52 PM
> > To: Wayne Craig
> > Cc: OLE-CHEVY-TRUCKS
> > Subject: RE:[oletrucks] Front wheel bearings 51
> > AD
> >
> > Pardon my ignorance but what's wrong with the ball
> > bearings.....aside from
> > being expensive to replace?
> >
> > Tom Allen
> > 51 3800 with ball bearings in the front
> >
> > At 10:13 PM 4/17/02 -0400, Wayne Craig wrote:
> > >Classic Performance Parts has bearing upgrade kits for
> > the
> > AD's. There around
> > >$150.00
> > >
> >
> > >http://www.classicperform.com/product-pages/trucks/roller-bearing-con-k
> > it.h
> > tm
> > >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> > between
> > 1941 and 1959
> >
> > Tom Allen
> > Seattle, WA
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> > between
> > 1941 and 1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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