[FC] FC Rear Axle Bearing

[Paul M. Steinberg]

I seriously doubt that they can find any...... I have been doing this for over
20 years and when I first found out that the bearing was being discontinued, I
contacted all the bearing houses and manufacturers and bought all that I
could.  I have a friend that did the same thing and between us, we cleaned
house of all bearings that were to be found.  Sold most of them to Clarks
through the years.  The only time that I find any now is when they show up at
a flea market or if I run across a old auto parts store.  The problem today is
that the auto parts stores change suppliers every few years, because in the
bearing trade, there is a policy that the new company takes all the obsolete
parts and gives credit for newer part numbers to replace them.  Hence, they
make it to the trash quickly.  I was able to buy them from the bearing
suppliers in the past, but stopped contacting them because they hadn't come
across a NOS Corvair bearing in over two years!  They all said, don't call us,
we will call you!  Guess that said it all....... I think that there might be
one in the garage, but it is too cold to look tonight........ I have parts
stored all over the place and sometimes it is hard to keep track of
them....... thanks Paul
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Merv Krull
  To: corvanatics@corvair.org
  Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:48 AM
  Subject: Re: [FC] FC Rear Axle Bearing


  Well... I checked my local NAPA store to see if they could track one down
  just for the exercise mainly. But there is a good chance I will need one or
  maybe both sides replaced sooner or later. They were fairly quick at
finding
  some numbers, but due to the cost (about $300 CDN), they were
understandably
  not too willing to order one in for me on spec. Therefore, I have not been
  able to confirm a match at this time.
  Merv

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Williams, Rickie" <williamr@lindsey.edu>
  To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
  Cc: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
  Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 1:49 PM
  Subject: [FC] FC Rear Axle Bearing


  > I decided today to regrease the rear wheel/axle bearings on my Greenbrier
  > today following the procedure outlined in the Tech Guide.
  >
  > The left side went smooth, but the right side I am a bit worried about.
  On
  > the left side, the bearing shell was made up of the retaining ring and
  then
  > four layers of metal...two of what I presume are referred to as dust
  shields
  > and then the two that hold the races.  On the right side though, all that
  is
  > present is the two halves that hold the races...no dust shields and no
  > retaining ring.
  >
  > So for kicks, I called the local parts store and asked them to look up
the
  > bearing for me.  They actually think that they can get one.  The reason
  > though for this message is to ask if anyone knows if the following part
  > number is valid for an FC rear axle bearing...
  >
  > BCA National RW607NR
  >
  > As for the bearing on the axle, I noticed that the rubber seal on the
  > bearing's outermost edge had HYATT 3568 on it...but I do not know if this
  is
  > just the number for the seal itself or if it's the number for the whole
  > bearing.
  >
  > I gave the parts man all of the numbers in the table in the suspension
  > section of the tech guide for FC rear wheel bearing, but none of those
  > numbers were any good to him.  Thus, my concern for the number he has
  > ordered.
  >
  > Any feedback would be appreciated.
  >
  >
  > Thanks,
  >
  > Rickie Williams
  > Columbia, KY
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