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fred1970
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Well I'm no expert on the quality of aftermarket bearings but I will say if you are talking about going to an auto parts store make sure it's not something like an Autozone or Advance. If you have a "real" parts house near you then they might be able to help.
we have carquest he told me there are several bearing manufactors they go through
parrisw
Tree Freak
You'll be fine. The odd time you have to get certain bearings from the OEM, but most OEM don't make their own bearings, so don't sweat it. I always use "aftermarket" if that's what you want to call it. Just get C3 rated bearings if you can.
they are so costly the bearing i pulled out is oem made in italy
parrisw
Tree Freak
What's it out of? What's the bearing #
stihl 064 clutch side
fred1970
ArboristSite Lurker
That's funny because I work for Carquest. However we are a independent store not company owned. That's kinda what I was suggesting since we are an independent we have a lot of access to different things the company owned stores do not. I know we have a couple of bearing suppliers we use that have a lot of odd size bearings.
Some Stihl bearings are proprietary, so dbl check your specs before going aftermarket -- if you dare.
You usually get what you pay for.
A lot of chainsaw manufacturers don't make their own bearings, many are a commonly used and mass produced size/type. There are a few that have odd ones so make sure it's not, if you go 'aftermarket' make sure it's a well known reputable bearing manufacturer.
parrisw
Tree Freak
That was my original point, there isn't really any aftermarket bearings?? Some people just like to waste money and feel better about it. Some Stihl's use proprietary bearings, and they still don't make them.
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
The 064/066 uses a "special" bearing that the seal drives into. On that saw you are stuck with using a Stihl bearing. On most everything else except Stihl PTO side I use Nachi Bearings.
Dan_IN_MN
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I think one would be safe to say that none of the saw manufacturers make their own bearings...... Who would wast their R&D time and effort in designing and producing an item that is currently sitting on a shelf?
Important items.....clearance of the balls to the race...... ( C3? ) any others?
One design rule.....always use off of the shelf when possible to save $$$$.
They supplied the manufacture with the specifications to produce the bearing to contain the seal.
Wasn't this designed to save horizontal space? I believe this was a conclusion of a previous thread.
I'll have to check out the Nachi brand bearings.
That's exactly it. Stihl's current bearing suppliers are SKF, SNR, and Timken. In the past, they've used Fafnir and and NSK as well. So it's pretty
silly to say "Well, I won't put aftermarket bearings in my saw" when in fact, your saw came with "aftermarket bearings" when it was brand new
from the factory. That's like saying you won't buy a Mahle brand cylinder for your Stihl because it's aftermarket.
Unfortunately though, the clutch side bearing on an 064 is proprietary. They're made by Fafnir/SNR for Stihl, so you have to get one through a dealer.
What I was saying is I would go with OEM on anything on the bottom end. I wouldnt chance some "other" bearings unless they proved to be faulty. Stihl uses the bearings they have for a reason. Yes Husky, Stihl, ect dont make everything on their saws, but I wouldnt stray from the OEM/ manufactures they use IMO.
