Friday, February 18, 2011

On the hunt...

The hunt for a needle bearing solution continues. I spent the better part of the day going from bearing shops, to chain saw world, to the hardware store, etc etc. and no one could help me out. What I really need is a needle bearing that is 12 X 17 X ? (13, 14 or 15) should all work. All can be found in Spain from my vespino parts dealer, but I'm having great difficulty finding them here. This SUCKS because it means that I'm missing 1 small part which will not only take time to get here, but also I'll have to go through a bunch of hurdles just to pay for it. I'm hoping that I can figure something equivalent, but so far its not looking good. Bonerjamz.

5 comments:

  1. I got you dawg! Find the nearest Italkit dealer:

    http://www.italkit.com/cat/bielas.pdf

    Check out page 12. 12x17x13 Item #: RST.320 (standard)

    #: RST.220 (competition)

    Costs about 8 euros plus mark-up & shipping.

    Also, any local distributor of SKF bearings should be able to help.

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  2. i'll do you one better:

    this one: http://www.sip-scootershop.com/EN/Products/11214500/Bearing+gudgeon+pin+.aspx

    or

    http://www.sip-scootershop.com/EN/Products/P2800018/Bearing+gudgeon+pin+POLINI+.aspx

    one is twice as much...not sure why, but it's in the united states!

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  3. Josh, I went to a SKF dealer and they couldn't help. They actually didn't even know what to call these sort of needle bearings because the ones they sell have an outer race.

    Brad...THANKS!

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  4. bonerjamz...this website is located overseas as well...maybe I'll call around to scooter shops and see if I can get lucky...that or hopefully I can get it ordered directly from Polini USA...

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  5. This is one of the best posts that I’ve ever seen; you may include some more ideas in the same theme about Italkit Competition Parts. I’m still waiting for some interesting thoughts from your side in your next post.

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