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#64399 08/15/2006 8:12 PM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 73 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 73 | I recently purchased a basic disk brake conversion kit for my 1946 Chevy 1/2 ton using straight axle. It is designed to use mid 70's Chevy car 5 lug hubs and rotors. It came with brackets, bolts and bearing adapters. I intend to use calipers, hubs and rotors from a 1975 Nova doner car. The kit looks fine except the adapters will not fit the nova inner bearings. The seal surface is ok as well as the ID. They fit the spindle just fine. Does anyone know what tappered inner bearings are designed for this type adapters? The adapters have an OD bearing surface dia. of 1.385. The ID of the Nove bearing is 1.252. (big shaft/little hole)Perhaps somone else has had this issue.
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#64400 08/16/2006 11:09 AM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | Who did you get this kit from? I got mine from CPP, except I got the whole conversion kit and it uses a camaro rotor/hub without a separate hub. You might have to call the people you bought your kit from and tell them to be more specific as to WHICH mid-70's vehicle will work. These hubs and rotors are NOT created equal.
Always get a 2nd opinion, especially if I am the source of the 1st opinion.
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#64401 08/16/2006 2:25 PM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 73 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 73 | The parts store lists the 1975 Camero and Nova as using the same one peice hub/rotor. The place I bought the kit did not have much information. They have provided a lot of good parts in the past but these parts were purchased from another source and re-sold. It all seems high quality. I just need to get this inner bearing problem solved. You don't by chance know the numbers from your bearings? I know no one writes that kind of stuff down but if you have it it might be a starting point for me.
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#64402 08/16/2006 5:35 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | It was an A13 inner bearing. The inner diameter was used specifically for the bearing adapter that CPP provided with the kit. The outside diameter was for the 70-78 camaro rotor. Be Careful.
Always get a 2nd opinion, especially if I am the source of the 1st opinion.
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#64403 08/17/2006 3:29 AM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 73 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 73 | Thanks a bunch for the info. I picked up a couple of the A13 timkin bearings and they fit perfect! If things keep going this good I'll have it back on the road in a couple of weeks. Thanks again! Rick  | | |
#64404 08/18/2006 7:48 AM | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 | thanks for the info i am in the same situation | | |
#64405 08/18/2006 4:58 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 887 | 49-Chevy-
Do you have the other bearing numbers for the disc brake conversion using camaro rotors?
'51 Chevy 1/2 ton w/'62 261, HEI, offy, fentons, dual carter/webbers, t-5 & 12 bolt posi
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#64406 08/20/2006 2:41 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | A2 for the outside bearing. A spacer was also used between the castle nut and the bearing on the CPP conversion kit. Again, BE careful.
Always get a 2nd opinion, especially if I am the source of the 1st opinion.
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#64407 08/21/2006 2:02 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | If you got your basic kit from CPP...check back with them. They sent me the wrong spacers and bearings with my basic kit. They made it right but I was on jackstands for a month while they diddled around.
The spacers they sent in the basic kit didn't even match each other and they mistakenly sent the pricey bearing kit for a 6 lug conversion.
They made it right and I kept the 6 lug bearings as a consolation prize.
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