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    Quote Originally Posted by JAMAS View Post
    are there part numbers or anything for the bearings (the expensive ones that are hand crafted in Germany, forged from the hopes and dreams of small children and painted with unicorn blood)?

    I am thinking about replacing mine and want to make sure I do it with the right parts.
    I just goog'd O'Reillys, & kept looking until I found front wheel bearings & seals...

    You seriously never thought of this?...

    http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0055&ppt=C0337

    http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0055&ppt=C0337

    http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0055&ppt=C0337

    Top two are 1 year warranty, bottom one is 90 days, I'll let you figure out the rest...

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    I didnt know if there were anything that matched up specifically with our hubs or whatever. my luck I would have gotten a set for a bicycle.

    Thanks for the help dubster.

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    It looks like the National bearings are the ticket and even endorsed by NASCAR......woooooooooo!! I always thought Timken bearings were the best?

    http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...=wheel+bearing

    Ohh BTW, thanks for the effort and write-up Kenny!!!
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    Nascar will endorse mud if you throw enough $$ their way!
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    isn't that one of the ways they tried to repair the Daytona track?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lasturbo View Post
    It looks like the National bearings are the ticket and even endorsed by NASCAR......woooooooooo!! I always thought Timken bearings were the best?
    NBC gets their tapered roller bearings (which is what front wheel bearings are) from NTN. NTN has a bunch of manufacturing plants around the world including China and India. Pretty much all bearing companies are that way including Timkin, SKF, FAG, DPI, KYK, Koyo, Nachi, etc. Apparently some put the country the parent company is in as country of origin instead of where it was actually made so its really hard to tell where they were actually made.
    --Dave

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