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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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What bearings do you guys recommend I use for rod bearings? The reason I ask is because I went to O'Reilly's and they gave me Sealed Power Federal Mogul bearings and when I got them home they definitely look thicker. On the back of the bearings it said .010 which I'm assuming is the size. Well they still fit in the journal so I installed one set on the number one rod and it locked the motor up so they are for sure too big. The part number for what they gave me is 2555A-10. When I looked it up it said it was for GM V-8 but they are just not right.

Should I just go to the dealership and get the factory bearings to use? Or what manufacturer are you guys using and what part number. I don't think that my problem is anything else because the crank journal looks perfect and the motor spun very easily with the old bearings in there.
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Figured the problem out.... The guy gave me oversized .010" (That's what the number was, .000 or STD is standard size.)

Went with Clevite 77 bearings.
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Did you thank the parts counter guy for wasting your time?

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You should have known before you tried to install them. Never trust a counter man at a chain store.
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so you're changing rod bearings and not main bearings, too?
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Did you thank the parts counter guy for wasting your time?

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