Help! What is this Ball Bearing from?
Help! What is this Ball Bearing from? So, yesterday my friends and I continued work on my car, we-
took timing cover off, removed AIR pump, did cam swap, replaced oil pump (what a pain!) and timing chain, cut the stock y-pipe off at the mid-pipe (stock exhaust manifolds had already been cut and removed by this time)
This morning while doing a little cleaning and prepping for work today I found these little buggers, primarily toward the front of the car and to the driver side, but also toward the back of the car on driver side. All of them seemed clean (except for a dirt particle from the ground), no grease or anything on them. I thought it could have been ***** to my dying creeper but the bearings on that appear larger.
My biggest fear is that these look like cam ball bearings to people (do the points in which the cam rotates in the block have ball bearings, or just bushings?). I was nice and easy when removing the old and did not see or hear bearings and such fly out but then again I was more focused on keeping the cam lined up and easing it out.
What possibly has ball bearings of this size? I've also previously removed a dying alternator that seems to squeak as you turn it, may have not noticed the ***** until now, unlikely though.
took timing cover off, removed AIR pump, did cam swap, replaced oil pump (what a pain!) and timing chain, cut the stock y-pipe off at the mid-pipe (stock exhaust manifolds had already been cut and removed by this time)
This morning while doing a little cleaning and prepping for work today I found these little buggers, primarily toward the front of the car and to the driver side, but also toward the back of the car on driver side. All of them seemed clean (except for a dirt particle from the ground), no grease or anything on them. I thought it could have been ***** to my dying creeper but the bearings on that appear larger.
My biggest fear is that these look like cam ball bearings to people (do the points in which the cam rotates in the block have ball bearings, or just bushings?). I was nice and easy when removing the old and did not see or hear bearings and such fly out but then again I was more focused on keeping the cam lined up and easing it out.
What possibly has ball bearings of this size? I've also previously removed a dying alternator that seems to squeak as you turn it, may have not noticed the ***** until now, unlikely though.
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definitely not from anything inside the engine and i dont know how they could have come out of the alternator without the shaft moving around. havent done anything else in there recently you are forgetting about.
Does the Crank Pulley have ball bearings like this? pulled that on friday.
EDIT- looked at it, its the stock crank pulley, and I don't believe there are bearings on it in the first place, but checked to be sure.
EDIT- looked at it, its the stock crank pulley, and I don't believe there are bearings on it in the first place, but checked to be sure.
Last edited by Duke_Z28; Jan 16, 2011 at 10:43 AM.
THAT is a possibility, I found my jack without a wheel as well, BUT it does not appear to have ball bearings or a place for them, will check again though.
EDIT- checked, and there seems to be no ball bearings or a place for them just a bushing for the front wheels (of which one came off, both spin about the same and have the same small wobble), ball bearings remain unexplained... I've been using ramps primarily and the floor jack was to maneuver the exhaust back in place.
EDIT- checked, and there seems to be no ball bearings or a place for them just a bushing for the front wheels (of which one came off, both spin about the same and have the same small wobble), ball bearings remain unexplained... I've been using ramps primarily and the floor jack was to maneuver the exhaust back in place.
Last edited by Duke_Z28; Jan 16, 2011 at 11:48 AM.
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Thanks all for the help, I'm sure something bearing-less will turn up someday...
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: ohio
i agree with the muffler bearings. lol. i know for a fact that the rear bearing on the alternator has ball bearings. if the rear bearing brakes apart the ***** will fall out. happened on 2 of my brothers cars.
Duke, your engine is not gonna have any "*****"! 
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I don't have an idea where those came from. Certainly not the engine.
Good luck, let us know when you figure out where they came from please.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I don't have an idea where those came from. Certainly not the engine.
Good luck, let us know when you figure out where they came from please.
What about the roller lifters , I've never had 1 apart . They could be either round roller bearings or needle bearings ? The alternator usually has roller bearings in the front and needle bearings in the rear . Good luck
Last edited by chrisfrost; Jan 16, 2011 at 08:10 PM. Reason: new info
