Hi folks, the mention of the above reminded me of when I worked at a gas
station around '60 and the Chevys would come in with ball-type front
wheel bearings.
I was always curious why Chevy made millions of them like that(and we
saw a lot of them bad at the station) when you have a more or less
line-contact situation taking the beating and battering, which is also
dependent on the adjustment. Far as I know this practice disappeared
long ago in favor of the taper rollers that most other makers used in
this application. And don't tell me, I know the back axles always had
"balls". But now with IRS I imagine they are all taper rollers too.
I remember that a "hot tip" for racers many years ago was to replace
their taper-roller Ford wheel bearings with the Chevy style, for less
drag on a race car.
Anybody on this list know the "natural history" of Chevy ball wheel
bearings? Ardun Bill
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