[AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference

[Ron Cook]

That ain't all Charlie.  Some of the gear sets have the angle just the 
opposite of the Fuller.  So you also get to buy the gears and shafts 
that are from IH.  On the plus side, I was able from time to time to get 
the right bearings for the transmissions from the tractor dealership.  
Same bearings must have been used somewhere in the tractors.  I still 
like the IH trucks but use a Freightliner now.  I think Navistar ,or 
whomever they are these days probably do not have their own gearsets 
anymore.  It does make it difficult to keep an old outfit going.  I have 
a whole bucket of gears in the shop that I saved back from my VF192 
transmissions.  Trouble is, the ones I have are the ones no one will 
ever need.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

charliehill wrote:
> John, I couldn't think of the name when you first posted but if you call 
> Motion Industries, they should have a store in your area somewhere, they can 
> cross reference any bearing or seal ever manufactured as far as I know.  The 
> thing is that some bearings, particularly from folks like IH, OMC, JD, Mack, 
> etc. that are propietary and you can only get them from the dealer.
>
> Back in my trucking days the International road tractors had Fuller 
> transmissions just like in a KW or Peterbuilt.  Well at least they looked 
> and worked the same but when you tore one down all of the bearings were 
> different, IH dealer only and about 3 times or more as expensive.  IH 
> claimed they improved them over the Fuller design.  I kind of doubt that.  I 
> suspect it was clearly profit motivated.
>
> Charlie
>   
>