Rear Needle bearing discontinued!!!

[Bonz]

I.D of inner sleeve equalling 20 mm would mean that the axle fits in there like it should.

I don't see a reason the dual-style bearings would be a problem, but I'm not a bearing guru.

[prometheus578]

"Maybe this has no bearing on what we're talking about..."

Odd that it's made that way.
Maybe needle bears only come in certain standard lengths...
and in order to make a special bearing of the width needed, it was easier to just add a section that houses ball bearings.
The load distributation would be close to the same, were the needles longer, like in ours.

[xschop]

bearing style

that bearing with the needles and balls was designed for a sleeve/application where the inner sleeve had a stop collar at the end that the surface rides perpendicular to the inner sleeve on the balls. As long as the I.D. of the balls are the same 20mm and they are locked in by the sleeve, then the bearing is good....

[mrfiznix]

Yes the dimensions are the same. 23mm thick, 37mm OD, ID 20mm. If anyone would like to know, the writing around the edge says:
INA NKIA 5904 B NA GERMANY 00N
The specs for the INA is here http://medias.ina.de/medias/en!hp.ec.../NKIA*NKIA5904
it looks to be more than sturdy enough right?
If ordering from wbds.com, the piece that was listed which I originally ordered was SKF NKIA5904 that RMAN posted(thanks!). If anyone does receive the SKF, I would like to see if it looks the same as the INA. Below is the email WBDS.com sent.

Thank you for your online order! We appreciate and value your business!

SKF is currently out of stock on the NKIA5904....They have stock in Germany, but delivery will be 6-8 weeks ARO, plus a $10 inbound freight charge....

However, we do have 1pc in stock in the INA brand. It is exactly the same as the SKF item....same price as well.

Would you like me to send you the INA item or order in the SKF brand and wait the 6-8 weeks?

Looking forward to your reply. Have a nice day!

[prometheus578]

You're a good man, Mrfiznix.

[mrfiznix]

Originally posted by prometheus578
You're a good man, Mrfiznix.

I would say likewise, but I believe that to be a gross understatement.

[randy]

So what was the cost?

[mrfiznix]

$33.62
plus
S&H$15.40

Total $49.02
Wow they charged a lot to ship and handle it. I could have handled it here for free.