Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Tony

After your comment on counterfeit bearings, I check the packages of all the "Timken" Bearings I've bought in the last year. All of them purchased from a major bearing supplier and noticed that the boxes all had a holographic seal on them I suspect as an authentication measure, pushes the counterfeiters up a notch.

As to the best bearing install tools it is just like tools for installing seals the better the tool the less chance you will screw up a part or worse housing. I have a stock of furniture grade oak blocks all 1" thick and various lengths between 2" and 12" by 2"wide (I was given to large sacks as firewood much to good for that) but they are very handy for making pusher and support blocks to use in the bearing press.

I would like to pass along one old timer's trick. He saves the old bearing after he has removed it, pushes the inter hub out and chucks the outer race in the lath and grinds a fraction off the OD in this way he gets a good pushing tool to use in the bearing press. As he has a number CCKWs and Chevys he now has pretty good collection already made up.

Cheers Phil