<VV> EM Rear Axle Bearing

[corvairs]

Hi Larry! (He really does exist!) - You're not going to tell me that you 
don't know the answer to this one? You've been in business as long as I 
have.
If I may speculate.........it has been occassionally suggested that 
Green bearings "will work" on Corvairs - but..... That's like saying 
 you can drink a certain amount of rubbing alcohol and not get poisoned. 
The questions is  - "Why?".

Without the spherical abilities of a correct Corvair bearing (As with 
the incorrect Green) you might get limited use  from  such a bearing. If 
you get the bearing for free, the installation for free, the towing bill 
home when the bearing fails for free, then you only have the aggravation 
 and inconvenience (And possible risk of injury) to take into account. 
Oh yeah, a Green bearing could be really hard on your u joints as well.

If you had a rear backing plate/suspension arm that moved in a perfect 
fixed arc, without any fore and aft movement, then  a Green bearing 
would be just fine (I think). But that is not the case with a Corvair. 
The correct Corvair rear axle bearing is a VERY expensive bearing to 
produce  (Why no one has reproduced them yet) - the Green is much 
cheaper to make. Why did the factory feel the need for a double 
spherical bearing then?

Selling Green bearings for Corvair use ain't  kosher, Sarge (With 
apologies to Firesign Theater)  Lon

www.corvairunderground.com

Larry Shapiro wrote:

>What exactly does "will not work " mean ???
>Larry
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>www.larryscorvair.com
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>>Green is  the brand name, and so far as I know, they are the only ones
>>that make this bearings - It's actually made for industrial conveyor
>>belts, but has the same appearance and dimensions of the Corvair. BUT
>>THEY WILL NOT WORK! Lon
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>>www.corvairunderground.com
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>>David Baker wrote:
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>>>Regarding "Green" bearings for EM rear axles, is "Green" the
>>>actual brand name of the bearings, or just a generic reference?
>>>If "Green" is the actual brand name, are they the only brand to
>>>stay away from? Thanks.
>>>
>>>Dave Baker
>>>
>>>On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 Lon Wall wrote:
>>>
>>>"Wary" of Green bearings isn't
>>>adequate - stay COMPLETLY AWAY from them! Nothing at all wrong
>>>with L&S
>>>- Lon
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