i just bought a nodular 3rd member from summitt and when i went to put the gears in i found that my carrier bearings are to small....the case i bought is for use with 31 spline axles and uses 3.062 bearing cups..but my carrier uses the smaller 2.89 bearings..with 31 spline axles. is there a certain bearing i need to buy that has the i.d. to fit my carrier but has a larger o.d. to fit the bearing cups on the new case? any help would be great thanks
Yes, 9's use a carrier bearing to fit the normal size housing with your lame ol' carrier.
Call Strange http://www.strangeengineering.net/
as I don't know the part number or want to.
Unless its a locker that you married to, ditch it and get a normal carrier.
If its a stock trash-loc you can pull those all day at the junk yard, or get a open one from Strange.
its a 31 spline detroit so im not ready to ditch it... after reading through some other websites i think i can just use the 3.062 bearings they should have the same size bore to fit my application..timken part # is 603049 bearing,and 603011 race
at first i got pissed so i called summitt and asked what bearing to use and the guy on the phone had an overload....i couldnt believe that after selling so much racing stuff they couldn't just say the bore is the same just get the larger bearing...he said i should go to napa and start measuring bearings..technical support is a joke anymore..im just glad i found what i needed
Not to hijack, but I have a similar problem. I've got a nodular case with aftermarket steel caps and has been machined out to 3.540. It has adjuster in it already so it was machined to fit a specific bearing but I can't find anyone who has it. I already tried Strange, Moser, Mark Williams, Randy's, etc. Is my best bet just calling up a general bearing supplier or is there somebody who carries these? I also would like to stay with 31 spline axles if that's possible.
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