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[Ronald Cook]

Charlie,

     Absolutely!  I always had to go to IH with my line sheet.  It was 
not just bearings, but gears could be cut on a different angle in a 
transmission with all else being the same.  I really liked IH trucks, 
but sure did not like the proprietary parts BS.

Ron Cook

Salix, IA




On 7/24/2016 11:21 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>
>
> "IHC parts are a pain."
>
> Back in my truck driving days a friend of mine had an IH Loadstar COE road
> tractor.
> It had a 290 Cummins diesel and a Fuller 10 speed transmission.  You could
> buy that
> engine and transmission package from the factory for anything from a
> Brockway to
> a Peterbuilt and off the shelf parts would fit EXCEPT for the IH trucks.  IH
> had them
> built (the transmissions anyway) to their specs.
>
> My friend had to rebuild his transmission.  The bearings and races from the
> Heavy Duty Truck parts
> house would not work.  He had to buy them directly from IH for about 4 to 5
> times the money.
> They weren't heavier or better, they were just different and non standard.
> You could not go to a
> bearing supply house or manufacturer and buy them.  They had to come from
> IH.  They might
> be made by TIMKEN or MOOG or whom ever but they weren't the same and had to
> be bought from IH.
> A similar thing is true for OMC stern drive units for boats.  You can buy
> the bearings off the shelf from
> any bearing supply house but the seals are not available.  They have to come
> from OMC at a big premium.
>
> Charlie
>
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