Turbo NH 1620

[aczlan]

What advantages would a curved outer race ball bearing offer over the straight race?

If you get a slight bend in the new shaft, or bend the endplate, a self aligning bearing will handle that better.

Simply replacing those bearings with sealed curved race would've been the least amount of work, but they aren't readily available in BFE. The 6205 bearing I'm using is in stock at Napa, auto value, and any of the truck shops in town.

Napa, Tractor Supply and other farm stores and equipment dealers around here all carry self aligning bearings in various sizes.

Aaron Z