[AJD] Model L steering box

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

John is right, this is not as easy as first suspected. Both John and I have looked
a long time for a suitable replacement

Brad, I've tried our local Motion warehouse several times and they could not
ever come up with anything. Sure hope your guys can.

Frustrating part to say the least
Greg



Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
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On Sun Jan 14 15:36 , 'Brad' <bloomis at charter.net> sent:

>
>John,
>I see now. That which I posted is a plain ball bearing, not tapered as your
>photo shows. We have a good relation with Motion Industries at my place of
>work, I'll see what Rick can come up with. They are really good about
>finding odd stuff for us at the winery as most of our equipment is European
>and metric, and just plain weird. The are under the same umbrella as Napa
>Auto Parts. Your bearing photo harkens me back to my early wrenching days as
>a youth on my Schwinn Sting Ray in the early 60s. I used to re-pack my
>bearings a lot for whatever reason.
>
>Brad Loomis
>San Miguel, CA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>Brad and Duane-
>
>I have  placed a detailed photo of the L/LA steering
>box bearing on my website, the link is
>http://vintagetractors.com/whatsit.html   It  is hard
>to get an exact diameter because the metal retainer is
>a bit wavy due to the way it is crimped around the
>balls, but here is what I measured with a micrometer
>in inches, then converted to mm (25.4 mm per inch):
>
>Inner diameter of retainer: 0.90 inch or 23 mm
>Outer diameter of retainer: 1.50 inch or 38 mm
>Height of retainer: 0.315 inch or 8 mm
>
>If I am measuring correctly, the dimensions are
>different than what you found for the #42 bearing. I
>googled #47 ball bearing, but did not come up with
>anything  pertinent.
>
>John Boehm
>Woodland, CA
>Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>
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