Thanks Ian, as you say it would be the better option to fit the modern equivalent, unfortunately I don't have the equipment or facility to machine parts to fit.I don't know of anyone in the area that could do it for me , small engineering shops are a bit thin on the ground upt North :)
As for brands, Timken, SKF, FAG, all considered best brands. NTN and Koyo are very good Japanese brands too.
Do take care with Simply bearings as they do sell an awful lot of budget brands ( chinesium) which are not good.
If you have any problems getting them, just drop me a line, i will sort them next time i am in work.
Darren
Aye I thought by the looks of Simply Bearings website it looked a bit on the budget bearing front, also they don't specify much on the branded front .The ones I have just taken out were not branded and in poor condition .
I know George Lodge are still delivering they have just delivered a belt for my compressor , is the price they are asking reasonable for Timkim, sorry for asking I basically don't know what price I should be looking at .
