[SEL] Wheel Horse parts

[Elden DuRand]

Rick:

Check out this site.  It touts Chinese bearings but I'm sure there are several manufacturers of the same parts.

http://www.directindustry.com/scripts/go_to_web.php

A real quick look tells me that you can get what you want in a water pump bearing.

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

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> 
> The shaft is .625 dia. x 4.5" long.  The outer 
> race is 1.180" OD and 1.5" 
> long.   The shaft sticks out 1.25" on one end and 
> 1.75" on the other.
> 
> Should it be neccessary to go to using two 
> seperate bearings the cast iron 
> housing that it fits into can be bored out to 1 
> 3/8" dia. and still retain 
> enough strength to work.
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <curt at rustyiron.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 5:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Wheel Horse parts
> 
> 
> >
> > Can you share the bearing dimensions with us?
> >
> > I took a look at some of my bearing books and 
> McGill makes bearings you
> > describe. They put them in cam followers. 
> Perhaps one will match.
> >
> > I was also thinking a pair of tapered roller 
> bearings pressed inside a
> > thin machined tube would do the trick too. This 
> will provide both the
> > cantilevered load support and the thrust 
> support you need.
> > Curt H
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> > I have a WH A-100 lawn tractor. Built only in
> >>> > 1977-78.  The jackshaft which
> >>> > transmits power from the engine belt to the deck
> >>> > belt lost its bearings, and
> >>> > you can't get a replacement.  It was specially
> >>> > made with two ball bearings
> >>> > on a common outer race about 2" apart.  Specially
> >>> > made for Wheel Horse.  So
> >>> > what do you do with an old WH that is fully
> >>> > functional except for a stinkin
> >>> > bearing?
> >> John Deere uses a bearing like that for the 
> jackshaft on it's mower deck,
> >> they sell it seperate. If it's not the correct 
> size I would make bushings
> >> or atart boring holes. I doubt Wheel Horse 
> would have gone through the
> >> expense of having a special bearing made for 
> such a limited production,
> >> there's somthing out there that will work.
> >> J.B. Castagnos
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