Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:57:49 -0000 From: Mac Townsend <mactnonospamadcomgraphics.com> Subject: Re: Saab parts prices (again)
wheel bearings, races, and oil seals all have international part numbers that can be matched up and supplied by a large variety of "bearing supply" places syuch as Bearng Engineering. Look in the yeallow pages under industrial supplies or even bearings. they would not be "clones" an any sense of the word since BMW or Chevrolet or Toyota or anything does not make their own bearings but buys them from a supplier such as SKF to the international number. For OEM suppliers, like BMW, that typically overcharge for parts, a bearing supply house can save significant money. For a Toyota, the savings may not be as much.