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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: Dan Brewer]
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11/25/09 09:44 AM
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No one makes a 308SG8 Brg in the USA anymore. There are several mfg of the Chinese brgs, I have had zero problems with the ones we sell. It sucks I know, I made offers to several mfg's to buy very large qty here in the states.
But how long have they been in service ???
Chinese bearings scare me. I needed new bearings for my billet MSD , the ones I got were chinese, I'm not feeling warm and fuzzy using them .
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: JohnRR]
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11/25/09 11:15 AM
11/25/09 11:15 AM
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I needed new bearings for my billet MSD , the ones I got were chinese, I'm not feeling warm and fuzzy using them
Kinda makes you wonder about the quality of the original bearings doesn't it ?!?! Considering these turn at half the speed of the crank and the load on them is virtually nothing !!!
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: Stanton]
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11/25/09 11:37 AM
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I needed new bearings for my billet MSD , the ones I got were chinese, I'm not feeling warm and fuzzy using them
Kinda makes you wonder about the quality of the original bearings doesn't it ?!?! Considering these turn at half the speed of the crank and the load on them is virtually nothing !!!
No kidding , no country of origin on them and the one that went bad was the one at the top , the one in the bottom , oil splashed , isn't crunchy like the top.
There isn't any other source now for 308SG , a standard 308 is not the correct width , maybe a spacer could be made so a standard 308 could be used ???
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: 69L78Nova]
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11/25/09 10:17 PM
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Alot of junk is "Made in China" Mostly found at the dollar store and Walmart. Is this China's fault, no. It's the consumer who buys it. You buy, they make.
Four dollar Christmas toys and bearings are not in the same catagory. They only thing they share is the country they are assembled in.
As for the bearings. I work on high speed lamp making equipment. This stuff is running 24 hours, 6 days a week. 90% of the bearings we use are McGard, Made in China. Some of the machine is cooled by AC, some of it is 900deg F. These bearings never fail.
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[Re: Michael]
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: 69MOPE]
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11/26/09 08:12 AM
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I met Wayne about a month ago when I bought a '65 727 from him. I got the impression that if he had a choice, he would have all American made parts. Seemed like an up front guy to me.
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: Snoopy]
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11/26/09 09:09 AM
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I wonder where the worlds largest military buys their bearings?
You can only buy them from someone who makes them.If we (USA) don't you will have to live with what's availiable.  I guess my six old N.O.S. Timken 308SG's are as you would say,"priceless". 
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: 62maxwgn]
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11/26/09 11:51 AM
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I wonder where the worlds largest military buys their bearings?
You can only buy them from someone who makes them.If we (USA) don't you will have to live with what's availiable. I guess my six old N.O.S. Timken 308SG's are as you would say,"priceless".
they are only priceless till you put a price on them . I remember that Passon had a few sets of USA 308's left a year or so ago at carlisle and the price for them was double ... which made sense since you can't get the good ones anymore ...
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: JohnRR]
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11/26/09 03:11 PM
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I wonder where the worlds largest military buys their bearings?
You can only buy them from someone who makes them.If we (USA) don't you will have to live with what's availiable. I guess my six old N.O.S. Timken 308SG's are as you would say,"priceless".
they are only priceless till you put a price on them . I remember that Passon had a few sets of USA 308's left a year or so ago at carlisle and the price for them was double ... which made sense since you can't get the good ones anymore ...
Actually John,mine are worthless,they're are not for sale. 
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: 69MOPE]
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11/26/09 04:12 PM
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Why not contact Wayne directly and pose the question.. Wayne is certainly one of the most informed people that is knowledgible about the A833s.. We have bought many transmissions and parts from Wayne, he is a straight-shooter..  But again if there is no USA manufacturer of the bearing, the Chinese one is likely the only available choice on the supply side.. Kinda like the A833 reverse lite switch, pay $12-20 for the Chinese version or $60-80 for the NOS USA/Canadian one. Our A833s are now almost 50 years old and certain new renewal parts made in the USA are just not commonly available any more.. Just my $0.01..
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Re: Chinese bearings in Brewers 4-speed kit?
[Re: Sixpak]
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11/26/09 05:11 PM
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If you can find a Japanese made Bower/BCA, SKS or European Timken bearing I'd take those over any chinese bearing. Years back I installed chinese wheel bearings on an a body and they wore out ridiculously fast. They just did not get the hardness treatment correct on the rollers. I'll never use another chinese bearing again.
the chinese bearings are hit or miss 
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If he did'nt trust it then you would have never recieved it.
