Author: Tadeusz Malkiewicz <tadeusz.malkiewicz@plusnet.pl>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:42:27 +0100
I am beginning to look for cam, crankshaft & rod bearings for my 100 engine rebuild. I am wondering what brand to look for, what is the best. All advice is appreciated... Also, I am wondering is eve
I am not so sure if there are great differences in quality between the bigger brands, but Vandervell is regarded as one of the best for British cars. However the main thing is that you choose the tol
Author: Tadeusz Malkiewicz <tadeusz.malkiewicz@plusnet.pl>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:13:41 +0100
The way I did it before with other engines was simply to buy next oversize bearings and have my shop do the crankshaft for this set of bearings - what do you mean by swapping shells to get the best
The shells are made within a certain tolerance band, which means that there are very small differences in size. The same when you have a crankshaft reground, these are also ground within a certain t
Unfortunately, the Isreali company "County" has basically under priced everyone else out of the AH bearing business, probably in the last 5 years, and now it is next to impossible to get decent bear
Well, I immediately had to Google 'Vandervell,' and came across this bit of trivia, which I thought interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Vandervell Bob ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@
Hi Alan, When I did my rebuild, I asked my parts supplier to source me tri-metal bearings.....I was told that an apparently little known fact is that County makes both single as well as tri-metal bea
Yes they do make two different Healey bearings. One is a singe metal bearing and the other is a Tri Metal Bearing. If you install the tri metal bearing you must be sure and line bore the block. We al
Thanks for your input David... While I did Line Bore my block, I am curious as to why it is particularly necessary for the Tri-metal bearings? Paul _____ From: David Nock [mailto:healeydoc@sbcglobal.
I see Dennis Welch is advertising Glacier brand. I think they are supposed to be very good.Bill Lawrence> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:18:54 +0800> From: healey.nut@gmail.com> To: tadeusz.malkiewicz@plu
Author: Tadeusz Malkiewicz <tadeusz.malkiewicz@plusnet.pl>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:19:50 +0100
Many thanks for the input!.. So, I understand this is how the market looks like: - Vandervell, in general not available, NOS only - Glacier - from DW - King (County tri layer) - BCS and maybe others
Tadek, tell me what size bearings you're looking for. I might be able to get Best regards Eric Many thanks for the input!.. So, I understand this is how the market looks like: - Vandervell, in genera