Hi Arch
>Please check this out very carefully. I dont know the real answer yet
>but I have eaten a lot of crow over it. So a couple of people decide
>to put some markings on a bearing set with a Dermel tool. I am still
>not buying that this is the way a big company does business. I am not
>going to say it aint so----just want more info.
I'd be slightly suspicious also- actually, engraving additional fitment info
on a bearing with non-standard modifications to a 'stock' part is a common
practice in the industry. However, you're right, it can be easily
counterfeited. Do yourself a favour, ask for a copy of your manufacturers
catalog for your own research. I give my customers TONS of extra copies,
they can afford to hand a few out when theres someone interested. Most parts
suppliers also do this.
Generally, engineers designing a machine will do thier utmost to use a
standard, ordinary, already generally availible bearing rather than design
an altogether new one. After all, its easier for GM to machine the hole in
the transmission or wherever to fit something they already have a good price
on. On the other hand sometimes small modifications are made that are or are
not exceedingly obvious. A typical example would be machining a snap ring
groove into a regular bearing. If a small number of bearings are made from a
standard unit this way, they'll just engrave the extra codes on.
>This old farm boy knows the
>difference between a $5 disk bearing and a $15 one------BS.
HEhehee, you don't know how right you are! Always ask a disinterested and
impartial third party, such as the Tobacco Council when you need an unbiased
opinion. OK, maybe thats a bad example....
>I dont know
>if this applies here or not. You may be in the same boat I was when I lost
>big. Maybe you have more resources than I did. But chase it and find
>out what you can.
Well Arch, best we all can do is get together and compare notes frequently.
When theres a consistent trend in experiences, you know you're on to
something! Usually, anyhow;-)
Keep up the great posts - I always look forward to your points of view!
Brent Covey
Vancouver
>Please check this out very carefully. I dont know the real answer yet
>but I have eaten a lot of crow over it. So a couple of people decide
>to put some markings on a bearing set with a Dermel tool. I am still
>not buying that this is the way a big company does business. I am not
>going to say it aint so----just want more info.
I'd be slightly suspicious also- actually, engraving additional fitment info
on a bearing with non-standard modifications to a 'stock' part is a common
practice in the industry. However, you're right, it can be easily
counterfeited. Do yourself a favour, ask for a copy of your manufacturers
catalog for your own research. I give my customers TONS of extra copies,
they can afford to hand a few out when theres someone interested. Most parts
suppliers also do this.
Generally, engineers designing a machine will do thier utmost to use a
standard, ordinary, already generally availible bearing rather than design
an altogether new one. After all, its easier for GM to machine the hole in
the transmission or wherever to fit something they already have a good price
on. On the other hand sometimes small modifications are made that are or are
not exceedingly obvious. A typical example would be machining a snap ring
groove into a regular bearing. If a small number of bearings are made from a
standard unit this way, they'll just engrave the extra codes on.
>This old farm boy knows the
>difference between a $5 disk bearing and a $15 one------BS.
HEhehee, you don't know how right you are! Always ask a disinterested and
impartial third party, such as the Tobacco Council when you need an unbiased
opinion. OK, maybe thats a bad example....
>I dont know
>if this applies here or not. You may be in the same boat I was when I lost
>big. Maybe you have more resources than I did. But chase it and find
>out what you can.
Well Arch, best we all can do is get together and compare notes frequently.
When theres a consistent trend in experiences, you know you're on to
something! Usually, anyhow;-)
Keep up the great posts - I always look forward to your points of view!
Brent Covey
Vancouver
