Side Yoke Bearings
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Racer
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Side Yoke Bearings
Just received a differential rebuild kit from Tom's and the new side yoke bearings appear to have half the amount of needle bearings. 
Is this going to be a problem, or should I get some original style bearings? Why would they do this anyway?
Is this going to be a problem, or should I get some original style bearings? Why would they do this anyway?
Last edited by ncvettes; Apr 28, 2011 at 10:04 PM.
Burning Brakes
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That has been a topic of conversation (argument?) on differential rebuild threads in the past. You can try searching for it...
What I remember reading when I rebuilt mine was that--from an engineering standpoint-- the bearings with 1/2 the rollers are perfectly adequate for the job, and one poster claimed they were superior in this application...IIRC, he posted some data from the manufacturer. In terms of real-world experience, I have almost 2 years on my rebuild using the subject bearings...no issues.
What I remember reading when I rebuilt mine was that--from an engineering standpoint-- the bearings with 1/2 the rollers are perfectly adequate for the job, and one poster claimed they were superior in this application...IIRC, he posted some data from the manufacturer. In terms of real-world experience, I have almost 2 years on my rebuild using the subject bearings...no issues.
