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Ive heard that they are unique so it may not be possible to easily get hold of them

The only bad question is the one not asked. I have been told in the past, " you can only get these from us they are unique", took the bearing in question into the warehouse and the chap said yeah got loads of these what do you want sealed or un-sealed.

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Hmmm, mine is in bits, don't know if I kept it but I will check when I get home tonight. Thanks for the info.

These bearings are not unique to the Mini gearbox. I got mine from my local bearing and transmission suppliers. They were able to offer me the same bearing but with a brass cage instead of the nylon type, which we all know fails after a period of time.

unforchantly some bearing suppliers will stock on shelf and some wont.

bury bearing suppliers who stock nsk, skf timkin plus the ones in the blue boxes but cant remember there name. took one look at the bearing numbers i gave them and said. thre all were automotive and special order only and still worked out more expensive then say from minispares.

how ever no doubt some will stock them some were.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

The larger turbo first motion shaft support bearing is 'unique'

if no one has any stock, and a batch is due in, that to me would say that it is a made to order bearing, rather than an off the shelf item that you could get at any bearing supplier, and as such, makes it 'unique'

They might be automotive bearings but they are not 'unique' . SKF and RHP both list them in their catalogues.

I stand corrected

I agree with NGL. I took one of the turbe nose bearings into my local bearing supplier, they actually had a catalogue with automotive applications in and were able to identify the bearing, and order one for me the next day.

I stand Doubley corrected

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yes i tried a few weeks ago and every where i rung said NO joy all out of stock, so i used an old one i had :o

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Just got of the phone with bearing traders LTD Hartleepool they can get them next day foa a whoping £90 that stinks do they no nowhere else has them.

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For those who are in a hurry, this might be worth a try http://www.bearings2you.com/service.htm

Not used them myself but someone at work did for a "classic" car - the webpage says automotive bearings...

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

KAD did manage to get hold of some. 2 of them... so there is one spare if someones quick. £50ish

I finally got one yay!

£31 for a used one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=110319729593

Famous buyer as well..

I'd be bloody annoyed if he supplied me with a gearbox with 2nd hand bearings in regaurdless of a shortage

Time to start stripping some old boxes it seems!!

I have a pile of them, I'll check them over the holiday, lol

i think minispare have been on the case and orders are after chrimbo gents

i will have a word with the man richard at minispares north after chrimbo

I have a pile of new ones in boxes on the shelf - been waiting for the minispares thing to happen since Sep so have hoarded!

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without getting all gearbox anal ,is this the bearing that sits behind the pinnion, or the one at the other end,??>

gearbox monster scares me,lol

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