02-02-2016, 05:09 PM
In the end, I went back and looked in my owners manual for the mill to see what it showed for part numbers. What is shows is a plain bearing number and "(sealed)". 
So why does my mill have "open" P5 bearings in it from the factory??? It makes no sense. Yes, OK it's an Asian mill so what did I expect right?
Screw it.... I ordered a pair of "normal" Timken bearings and I'm done thinking about it. Anything else above that is "special order" unless your last name happens to be Trump and you can afford thousand dollar bearings.
I just don't care anymore. Everything has to be a freaking battle to get parts for these days.
So why does my mill have "open" P5 bearings in it from the factory??? It makes no sense. Yes, OK it's an Asian mill so what did I expect right?
Screw it.... I ordered a pair of "normal" Timken bearings and I'm done thinking about it. Anything else above that is "special order" unless your last name happens to be Trump and you can afford thousand dollar bearings.
I just don't care anymore. Everything has to be a freaking battle to get parts for these days.
Willie