I don't really want to be the one to start the annual rant on engine
bearings, and maybe this has already been answered, but here goes anyway.
I've used the aluminum bearings from Moss for several years,
identified on the box as COUNTY and have not had any problems
whatsoever with them. However, King advertises heavily, and a couple
of the suppliers advertise that they are the finest and they are tri-metal.
I found a source for King bearings and decided to try them. Printed
right on the box it said they were tri-metal. I installed them today.
In the process I found that the King bearings and the Moss-supplied
bearings had nearly identical stampings on the back. Both said
COUNTY
REGO UK
C438 STD and then two letters, which were different on the old and
new bearings.
I could not detect a difference in appearance, but must admit that I
noticed all this so late in the game that I didn't take a file to one
of the new ones to see if it really was tri metal. With identical
stamping on the back, it doesn't seem likely, does it?
Comments?
uncle jack
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