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Subject: [Healeys] County parts
From: hgmiller3 at qwest.net (Herbert Miller)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:44:09 -0500
References: <2266.24.72.221.128.1304003817.squirrel@cu.imt.net> <BANLkTim42mCVFzCCqQqVaG3inAPppOf8hA@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTik-F_1=myZOgbbfo3Db0AD0h6qqEw@mail.gmail.com>
Does anyone have experience with King bearings?
http://kingbearings.com/index.php
This brand is sold by British Parts NW.
Herb Miller

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at 
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Alan Seigrist
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:19 PM
To: jschmid at imt.net; Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] County parts

Just to clarify here, for a while all that was available was County single
metal (tin) bearings.  These are ok for normal use, but I have heard several
racers having to replace these after only a couple hundred miles on the
track.  I believe County now is making Tri-metal bearings, which are far
superior for durability.

50 miles, however, suggests a misalignment or gapping problem on reassembly,
or possibly a misaligned crank.  Did you have all parts checked and balanced
before assembly?

for the metropolitan, there should be no shortage of options for old stock
vandervell bearings or something similar.

Alan

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Oh boy.  Avoid county bearings at all costs.  They are tin bearings, 
> useless for anything other than basic loads.
>
> For your metropolitan, there should be lots of options other than county.
>
> Some county stuff is good, the bearings aren't.
>
> Alan
>
> On 4/28/11, jschmid at imt.net <jschmid at imt.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience using County brand parts?  My brother 
>> just had his Metropolitan engine rebuilt,  didn't run 50 miles and 
>> lost the bearings-County brand.  Where are these made? Can't seem to 
>> find anything on the internet.
>>
>> Jim Schmid
>> Billings, MT
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