Chris59 Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Hello guys, I would like to find quality bearings for my 3 and single rail gearboxes. Who can tell me from which supplier it is possible to buy something as good as the good old Hofmann (RHP) bearings ? Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Skf dont make them with the circlip groove they are bottom of my road with members inside Thats not mjch help Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris59 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 You're right Pete, the circlip' groove is the main problem : these bearings (without the groove) are easy to find (Hofmann make them), but with the groove, that's another story, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 just dreaming and the 2000 saloon box uses the same RMS8N bearings christ witor stocks RHP p no 58391D ...as said pricey but you only get what you pay for Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 I thought some of the suppliers had the grooves added themselves due to poor availability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 yes skf did but now dont, costly and lots of cleaning , my contact supplied TLD with lots , but think thats now a no no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris59 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Pete, I permanently have some 58391 bought from Chris in stock, shame that it seems impossible to find similar bearings for a "small" gearbox ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Surprisingly Both boxes use the same bearing Cw uses different part no reference But all all 2000/25000 have the same stag Tr may be different input shafts are thicker. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris59 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I know, because I've rebuilt dozens of these gearboxes, that Dolomite Sprint/Stag/2000/2500/TR2 to 6 use the same main bearings, ie 58391 (I own no less, sometime more, than one example of each of these cars....) Unfortunatly, I can't compare the Spitfire/Herald bearings before Friday, when I'll be back in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris59 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 16/05/2018 at 8:52 AM, Pete Lewis said: Surprisingly Both boxes use the same bearing Cw uses different part no reference But all all 2000/25000 have the same stag Tr may be different input shafts are thicker. Pete Well, sorry to say that you are wrong, Pete : the "small chassis" gearbox bearings are far smaller than the ones in the Dolomite Sprint/Stag/2000/2500/TR2 to 6' gearbox. To be honest, it's not really surprising. So, we are here : apparently, no one here know where can be found good quality gearbox bearings for our small Triumphs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 yes ive built many and it didnt make sense but some senior moment doodling with pen and part numbers went off course Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 I can source branded (RHP last time I asked) rms8n/MJ1NR/MS10K/Bmc 104433 for single rail boxes, but last time I bought 2 it worked out at around £80+vat for the pair! Eye watering money for 2 bearings! (I managed to source a complete set of diff bearings branded SKF for the same amount... 6 for the price of 2 as it were!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris59 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 As you say, eye watering, but if the quality is right, why not ? I'll ask to a friend of mine, who's a lathe' Master, how much it could cost to cut the groove in a set of skf (or equivalent) bearings, + cleaning them properly : it couldn't be far less than your price ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Chris59 said: As you say, eye watering, but if the quality is right, why not ? I'll ask to a friend of mine, who's a lathe' Master, how much it could cost to cut the groove in a set of skf (or equivalent) bearings, + cleaning them properly : it couldn't be far less than your price ! Exactly.... if you think of the man hours etc involved in pulling the gearbox out and rebuilding it I think not paying for decent bearings is false economy. I bought a pair of un-grooved bearings with the same intention, but they were "only" about half the price of the grooved ones, by the time you add the machining etc.... it didn't look much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Hello All My brand new SKF pair are now locked in the safe for the kids inheritance! I bought a grear box about 4 years ago and 2!!!!! new sets came with it! Roger Ps makes me think what all the spares I have are worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 There is a saying amongst most Land Rover owners i know - and that is to make sure the wife doesn't sell the bits when you have died for what you told her you bought them for! I also find parts I want to sell are worth significantly less than what you need to spend if you need them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 I can't remember if I fitted SKF or Timken bearings, you could ask TLD or Mike Papworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris59 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Who's TLD Guppy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Look up kingston sports cars and tony lindsey dean for a flavour of !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 I researched TLD recently , his site might be sorted now but when I checked it had been hacked Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 He bought a batch from my skf club insider cant say anymore about this Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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