About five-years ago I replaced the wheel bearings in the Ironhead ('82 XLS). The original bearings, Timken, were "Made in USA". The replacements, also Timken, same part numbers, were stamped "Made in Poland".
Mark in Lakewood, CO
From: "Stan George" <ssgkag@frontier.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 11:00:25 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Holy Cow price difference!
From: "Stan George" <ssgkag@frontier.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 11:00:25 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Holy Cow price difference!
On 11/4/2011 9:42 AM, briankk wrote:
> For what it's worth, I beginning to have suspicion about all auto
> parts. I recently bought a couple of 207 ball bearings. I wanted
> quality, and they came in factory-sealed Timken boxes. When I opened
> the boxes, the bearings inside were made by Koyo, in Japan..
Even companies like Timken are manufacturing off shore. They specify
higher quality standards to the manufacturers, supposedly.
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Stan George Portland <<
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