WTB: Supercharger pulley bearing
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WTB: Supercharger pulley bearing
It sounds like my SC bearing on the Code 3 pulley is going bad again. It's been about 35,000 miles, I'd say. Does that sound about right for the NSK bearing to start going bad?
If I confirm it's bad, which I'm 99% sure it is going bad, I need to buy one. Anyone have one they want to sell?
If I confirm it's bad, which I'm 99% sure it is going bad, I need to buy one. Anyone have one they want to sell?
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Fifty bucks??? Jeez, that's a lot more than I paid for the last one. I paid around $25. :p Oh well. Does anyone have a private party one they want to sell?
Also, is 35K about right for the bearing to wear out?
Also, is 35K about right for the bearing to wear out?
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No, I bought it private party. :p Well...I suppose it has to be done. It's just a pain. Again...is 35,000 miles about the average wear time? Heh, still don't know if that's normal.
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dont u have a code sc pulley? You should make sure if the code3 bearing and the oem sc bearing is the same size. The links we gave you are for the oem sc bearing.
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I wouldn't know where to look and verify if it's the right one. Any suggestions on who to ask?
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Never mind, I think I found it. It appears that the sizes are the same. Does anyone know if Nachi is a good company as well? They have a direct replacement to the NSK bearing.
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What's the RPM rating on the Nachi? When I was looking into supercharger bearings a while back I remember that one other company provided a bearing that would fit. However, that bearing is mostly used for A/C compressor pulleys, and will not stand up to the high RPM supercharger pulley application. Not sure if the company was Nachi...
Yes...
It *should* be the same, shouldn't it?
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the sc speed is (crank pulley / sc pulley) x crank speed.
154/65 x 6k = 14,215.
So the sc bearing is spinning at 14k
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i dont under why you just dont order the nsk bearing. Its been proven work reliably and its only $55.
at 35k per bearing its only costing you $0.0015 per mile.
at 35k per bearing its only costing you $0.0015 per mile.
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Actually when it's engaged, it doesn't spin. It's only when it disengages that the bearing spins... :-)
Anyways, agreed that just get the NSK...
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i've had my IB a/c bearing for ages and they are still good. i still have a spare sitting there thinking because the first time i replaced it with the IB bearing it went out in 15k miles. now i'm well over 40k miles on this second bearing I got.
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lol does this mean you just keep the car above 3k rpm more now.
