wanted 1956 oldsmobile 88 front outter wheel bearing...im just putting it in to roll it around...not drive..plan on removing it when i install disk brakes latter...thanks shane ps heres what mine looked like when it came out

 

Yikes, just looked at USA Parts Supply. They have the bearings but they're pricey. Any chance you could match them up to something at a local bearing shop? I had suggested using wheel dollys in your other thread. Put the car up on them and roll it around the shop where ever you want.

 

i did the same face when i looked..especially for a item im gonna get rid of in awhile when i switch the brakes over to disk..i think im gonna try a wheel bearing from a 1998 olds cuz it looks to be about the same size and its 9 bucks..i will let everyone know in a couple days

 

What? Ya couldn't make that original one work by putting them ball bearings back in??? They really do look like crap don't they?

 

i thought of just throwing in a bunch if roofing nails in chicken wire basket..haha actually i think im gonna go tommorrow to the hardware store and get some washers and stack them..might work if they fit..my main worry is the wheel coming off as i roll it in and out of the garage...i will post if it works

 

course this is NOT! for driving..i repeat NOT! for driving..but i came up with a solution for 5 bucks to be able to push my car in and out of the garage till i replace the old drums with disk brakes..saving me 50 bucks having to buy a wheel bearing i would have to get rid of anyway...all at the hardware store..2 chrome rings and washers..soo happy...

 

Hey, if it works.....
Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention!

 

Some of you might use this info on bearings---there is a place in Baltimore, MD called "Power Transmission Inc" on Patapsco Ave that if you can provide a bearing number or an old bearing to match they can match anything and dirt cheap---I have used them many times.