[FC] FC Rear Axle Bearing

[Merv Krull]

Thanx Paul! I'll know who to call when the time comes...
Merv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul M. Steinberg" <noahsarkinc@earthlink.net>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC Rear Axle Bearing


> 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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