I do restorations on lots of antique mechanical stuff. The one thing I can tell you is automotive parts suppliers (and marine suppliers and farm equipment suppliers) Don't know anything about bearings! They only know part numbers.
Do what I do and knock out the bearing race and take the bearing or what's left of it, to your local bearing and gear supplier.
If there is any kind of a number anywhere (like on the outer race) that helps, but not necessary.
All the seals as well.
If your guy is good, all he needs is the ID of the bearing, OD of the race and width.
When I rebuild a farm tractor that would have all the bearings available on line, I still buy everything from the bearing shop. You never get cheap Chinese bearings with the numbers removed from a guy who's reputation is built on selling good bearings.
Last edited by Jim Sears; 03/05/2015 3:11 AM.
