picked up some cool K&B dragster fronts loose, so i need the ball bearings. Anyone know if they were sold separate? if not, and not available, the size or type and where i can source them? I assume for a 1/8" axle.
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K&B dragster front help needed
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sportblazer350
, Jun 12 2020 08:25 PM
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Posted 12 June 2020 - 08:25 PM
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Posted 12 June 2020 - 08:37 PM
https://www.mcmaster.com/60355K501
See if this matches your dimensions. 1/8'' x 3/8'' is a standard bearing. shop it to get best price once you have confirmed these dimensions.
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Posted 13 June 2020 - 04:26 AM
When these were new in the pack, they came with a tube of glue. That's what was meant to keep the 1/8 axle in the bearing. I think any 1/8 ID bearing that has a small enough OD could be shimmed in place.
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Posted 14 June 2020 - 09:36 PM
https://www.mcmaster.com/60355K501
See if this matches your dimensions. 1/8'' x 3/8'' is a standard bearing. shop it to get best price once you have confirmed these dimensions.
thanks, I was looking at that exact part number myself
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Posted 15 June 2020 - 06:54 AM
Let me guess. I bet you got 6 pairs. I believe those are Strombeckers. https://www.ebay.com/itm/233610963596 He's listed several auctions for them. That was a killer deal!
Ball bearing fronts is my other tire obsession. I keep talking myself out buying those as I already have a bunch. But I did break down and buy a pair of K&B and a pair of Strombeckers that were new in the package last week.
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Posted 15 June 2020 - 02:34 PM
That 'glue' in the pack may have been the first HOBBY use of Loctite to hold things together.
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Posted 16 June 2020 - 06:18 AM
Did the loctite also come with Strombecker wheels Larry? I seem to remember that only with K&B...
... ah, you were probably talking about the K&Bs in the first place. Are the wheels in all those lots K&B or Strombecker? Like Dallas, I already have a bunch, but am tempted anyway.
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Posted 16 June 2020 - 09:33 AM
He seems to have an endless supply of them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/233610963869
I keep putting them in my ebay watch list but I always talk myself out of pulling the trigger on them.
I bought these recently. They appear to be the same wheels.
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