cobalt

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

Allan R

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.

cobalt

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

Allan R

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?

cobalt

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

cobalt

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...

Allan R

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

ferndaleflyer

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.