Hot Rods Banjo pinion bearings

For those of you who have rebuilt a banjo or ***embled a quickchange what is the best way to source out the bearings for the pinion? Hot rod works has them somewhere between $300-450 ish. I know bearings are expensive but was curious if anyone found a less expensive supplier.

Thanks!

 

Van Pelt?

 

Just go to a bearing supplier and quote the number from the old bearings.
You'll find they'll have two or three 'qualities' of the bearings, don't go for the cheap Chinese ones. Use a 'known' make (SKF, Timken, etc.). You'll save $$$$$'s by not buying them through the rod shops.

 

Aren't the back to back race pinion bearings a Ford only thing? Might not be an alternative.

 

On the double cone there is a difference of some sort between the 34 and earlier and the 35/48. This shows the Ford part number for the 35/48 front pinion cone ps://www.bobdrake.com/FordItem.aspx?Item=48-4616
Vanpelt page with the Ford part numbers that should cross in interchanges. http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/rearend-partsprices-pg1.htm

 

When I did my quick change I took all my bearings to a bearing supply....Cost around 110..total

 

I did one a couple years ago, timkin still makes the double race cone for the pinion. At least at that time they did.

 

where does the cork rope seal go on rodsville quickchanges?

 

The thing is that we need to come up with the Timken number for the bearing. I'd imagine you can get it though Timken, BCA or SKF if you have a part number besides the Ford Parts number 48- 4616.

 

Timken 27820D double cup.