Hello,
I know this topic has been covered, and I have read through lots of posts. I just installed new superblend roller bearings, listed as SKF on the website but the boxes say Baker bearings. Everything seemed fine on the installation in the heated cases, however when I was turning the case over in doing something else, the drive side bearing had partially fallen out. I took it the rest of the way out and found that it is almost a drop in fit with the case cold. The timing side seems tighter, but I am sure will still spin substantially with the engine warm.
Just out of curiosity, I tried the old german FAG bearings, and there would be no way to put them into the bores without heating the cases up substantially. When I measured the difference between the original bearings and the new ones' outside diameter, there is a difference of 0.004".
It sounds like loctite doesn't work, I saw the set screw and washer drilled halfway in the bearing and halfway in the case, but that sounds like machine shop work, in which case I may as well have them do it right and weld and rebore. My concern is why the outer diameter of these new bearings is so much smaller, and I don't want to pay a ton of money to have them machine the case to a smaller diameter than what it should have been.
I would appreciate any suggestions, because right now I am getting ready to put the original bearings back in and pretend like nothing happened.
I know this topic has been covered, and I have read through lots of posts. I just installed new superblend roller bearings, listed as SKF on the website but the boxes say Baker bearings. Everything seemed fine on the installation in the heated cases, however when I was turning the case over in doing something else, the drive side bearing had partially fallen out. I took it the rest of the way out and found that it is almost a drop in fit with the case cold. The timing side seems tighter, but I am sure will still spin substantially with the engine warm.
Just out of curiosity, I tried the old german FAG bearings, and there would be no way to put them into the bores without heating the cases up substantially. When I measured the difference between the original bearings and the new ones' outside diameter, there is a difference of 0.004".
It sounds like loctite doesn't work, I saw the set screw and washer drilled halfway in the bearing and halfway in the case, but that sounds like machine shop work, in which case I may as well have them do it right and weld and rebore. My concern is why the outer diameter of these new bearings is so much smaller, and I don't want to pay a ton of money to have them machine the case to a smaller diameter than what it should have been.
I would appreciate any suggestions, because right now I am getting ready to put the original bearings back in and pretend like nothing happened.