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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 12:38 PM
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Replacement top mount sphericals

I'd like to replace the spherical bearings in my JRZ top mounts. Trying to find measurements or a part number online has come up with nothing. I don't want to call JRZ as they are probably selling them with a substantial markup. Any info on sizing or where to source from would be appreciated.
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 03:08 AM
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you could always take them in to your local bearing wholesaler they can probably eyeball them and tell you what it is. im picking they are a standard size spherical as JRZ will do that to keep manufacturing costs down.
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 08:22 AM
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Best bet is to pull it out and measure it. Standard size would be nice but if its like Ohlin there's 2 sources I've found, one is Ohlin and their authorized repair vendors, other is bulk from china via allibaba. The former being $80 each and latter being a min order of 100. I feel like I should buy a min order at some point and just sell them for ~$5 over because $80 for those bearings is terrible.
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dallas J
Best bet is to pull it out and measure it. Standard size would be nice but if its like Ohlin there's 2 sources I've found, one is Ohlin and their authorized repair vendors, other is bulk from china via allibaba. The former being $80 each and latter being a min order of 100. I feel like I should buy a min order at some point and just sell them for ~$5 over because $80 for those bearings is terrible.
dallas, what size are ohlins bearings? The rears more specifically..
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 08:26 PM
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Front and rear are the same, but they are:

ID:18mm
OD: 33mm
Ball Width: 20mm
Race Width: 16mm

IIRC, you can find the 18mm ID bearings no problem, but not with 33mm OD.
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 09:01 PM
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yeah, it is a weird size...
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Old Mar 28, 2018 | 09:03 PM
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If I were you I would cut some new top mounts with more common 18x35 mm bearing.
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Old May 20, 2018 | 01:33 PM
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looks like they are 18x35mm. Any recommendations on which to get? Aurora? There are no part numbers stamped on these.

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Old May 20, 2018 | 08:44 PM
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I use Fluro, but I am in EU and Fluro is german... Try Aurora, or search for Fluro motorsport units if you can find them in the USA... as far as I can see, https://mdmetric.com/ sells them
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Old May 21, 2018 | 08:20 AM
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Called Pegasus and gave them my measurements and they are claiming its an odd size. They had nothing in their inventory to match.
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Old May 21, 2018 | 08:38 AM
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You gotta search outside the US for those odd bearings. Found a place in UK that has a match for the size.

http://www.mcgillmotorsport.com/m18-...on-lined-6676/
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Old May 21, 2018 | 09:33 AM
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http://fluro.de/index.php/en/product...3771-gxsw-ms-2

here, direct from the manufacturer (and you can order direct if you dont have a distributor in the US)
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Old May 21, 2018 | 11:40 AM
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Sub'd for resources.
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Old May 21, 2018 | 11:46 AM
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18x33?

https://www.rhdjapan.com/cusco-spher...g-mbwt-18.html
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Old May 21, 2018 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Dallas J
You gotta search outside the US for those odd bearings. Found a place in UK that has a match for the size.

http://www.mcgillmotorsport.com/m18-...on-lined-6676/

That was quick.

Thanks for the links, guys. Lets see how long shipping will be from the UK.
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