Replacement Bearings

[Eldert]

Bob , are you having a senior moment ?

a ceramic bearings is something entirely differend as a polyamide caged bearing .

as for how they hold up : Mick Doohan had ceramic mains in his Honda . i dont know if they where
full ceramic or Hybrid bearings

the cost is holding me off

Eldert

[Bevel bob]

Senior moment?? , It does happen, but not this time!.

[tricolormonster]

Ok then. next question.

Who makes the best bearings (Non-ceramic) in "your" opinion. (by "your" I mean anyone with an opinion)

NSK? SKF? FAG? Some Others?

I'm about to start sourcing bearings so it's relevant info for my future purchasing needs.


stu

[Bevel bob]

If you buy from a bearing specialist the discounts will allow you to get the best.

[3564cam]

I have a personal experience of ceramic bearings.In the Porsche 996 engine there is an intermediate shaft that is chain driven off the crank.This shaft then drive the cams by a double row chain.The bearing that supports this shaft at the flywheel end fails prematurely.It has a steel cage.Porsche fitted a bearing with a metal seal so it was starved of oil.They then went to a plastic,maybe polyamide cage but this failed as well.There is a company in the US called L&N engieering that supply a repiar kit which has ceramic ball.We have fitted many of these to failed engines with no more issues.The down side though is cost but compared to a new engine which is over £10,000 it is a well spent upgrade.