I'm helping a friend with a 63 Chevy II with a stock early drop out carrier 10 bolt and the unicorn 9" x 2" rear drum brakes, which were 1962-63 only. We need to locate a pair of axle bearings and locks. The numbers for the bearing are Centric 41162014 or BCA RW 506A. The bearing measurements are I.D. 1.252, O.D. 2.563 and width listed as .669/ .728. I can find listings for them, but all are out of stock or unavailable. Any help locating a pair and locks is most appreciated. The project is at a dead standstill until the bearings can be located. Thanks a bunch.
Within driving distance of me, there are three bearing supply places. Any in your area? I’ve given them measurements in the past, sometimes they had them in stock, other times they would have to order them. Good luck with it.
Two year only, one application bearing that was discontinued around 2015. From what I've seen your best bet is to find whats left online. Catalogs links if you want to flip through them though. Napa has SKF, Oreilly BCA. https://www.napaecatalog.com/?market=15&origin=https://www.napaprolink.com/ecatalogparse.aspx?catid_linecode_partnumber= https://www.firstcallonlinecatalogs.com/BCA-Bearing-Quick-Reference-Specification-Manual/C/ https://www.timken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7011_Bearing-Dimension-Catalog.pdf
I think your Centric number should actually be 411.62014, but most commonly listed as RW506AR . GM part number is 907370. Hard to find now, there are none on ebay right now; a single sold in March. You might try contacting MI Bearings ; https://mibearings.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=RW506AR&x=30&y=12
if he didn't remove the old bearings yet, I suggest carefully removing a seal and cleaning and lubricating the old bearings. this won't work if he pressed them off already.
Bearing# should be on race.Any industriak supply house sellng bearings should be able to cross reference the #s
Lots of axle bearings were only serviced by the automotive dealers and aftermarket, and bearing houses didn't generally have access to those. Once in a while I've lucked out and found one there, but not usually, as Jim says.
A bit of searching shows that Bristol Auto and Mibearings.com are the only two that actually show they have them in stock.
I am way to lazy at 3:00AM Cali time to look them up but have you tried McMaster Carr they have almost anything you could think of and their catalog is bigger then a 1990s New York phone book. I haven't bought bearings from them but I have bought oil impregnated bronze bushings, super thin wall sockets and all kinds of odds and ends here is the link for the bearings ↓ https://www.mcmaster.com/products/bearings/
Go to an industrial / bearing supply . realistically as long as the I.D and O.D are the same you can play around with the width a little . just went through this with an old forklift bearing was 13 mm thick can only find bearings in multiples of 2 now 10,12,14 etc . Went with a 12 mm bearing and it worked out just fine , same thing with lip seals . Sometimes close is the best we can do .
Yes I am passing all the information along to the owner, appears the bearing will be possible to find, may have to get creative with the locks perhaps.
Thanks, good catch. You would think with as many times I had looked it up in the last week I would have memorized it by now !
one thing about the internet is that you can find listings of items for sale, where the item is NOT actually in stock. So you have to do some checking to verify it really is in stock before ordering it.
My Friend ordered from Bristol last night. They are listed as obsolete but available. They were listed as BCA RW506AR. Supposed to be 6-7 days delivery and are now $106.73 each. I told him to call first thing Monday morning and verify the order and availability with a human. Thanks again for the help.
Timken, SKF, or TBS: These are major bearing manufacturers. Sometimes, parts are out of stock with resellers but still available directly from the manufacturers or local distributors. Reach out to them to see if they can provide a lead.
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