Spitbits also sells the King bearings. I have no idea about Federal-Mogul.
BTW, what does "glacier" mean, and why were they no good?
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 01:06 AM 3/26/2004 +0800, Joe Guinan wrote:
>Not sure what happened there...maybe left the HTML editor on...
>
>Anyway...Vandervells are not being made anymore are they? A differnet company
>may be putting the name on their product, but it's not the same. The guys at
>British Parts North West sell "King" bearings - I think they are made in
>Israel, not sure. I believe I've heard that the Federal-Mogul bearings are
>the same "glacier" models that were no good.
>
>I'd sure like to hear from more knowledgeable people on this topic. I'm in
>the middle of rebuilding two 1500's. At this point, I've ordered the King
>bearings. If there is something better, I'd like to know.
>
>Joe Guinan
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