Clutch Bearings?

[MX_KEVIN]

Just taking a poll here. Was wondering where you guys get your bearings. Do you buy a few good bearings or do you buy the cheapies in bulk. Amain has clutch bearings for $1 a piece. HPI sells 2 for $13. Where do all the 1/8 scale guys go and which ones do they use?

[cemeb4dk]

http://www.avidrc.com

The revolutions are the best

[MX_KEVIN]

5x10x4 correct?

[cemeb4dk]

yep

[squirrel]

avids!!!

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

cant beat avid revolutions

[Tex]

I buy the cheapy $1 a piece boca bearings at LH hobby shop. That's right BOCA came out with $1 a piece bearings in any RC size, now available at your LHS.

[snakebite46]

I use Avid's.

[slim]

avids... i get 2 gal outta mine for clutch.

[cemeb4dk]

Tex avids are only a $1 also

[bigjs]

i thought u were going to place a big order G

[Tex]

I know George but unlike you I support Leisure hours and spend my money there. j/k bud

[cemeb4dk]

joe that fell threw, never got enough interest to make it worth while.

Gabe, LH is not a local hobby shop for me, its well over an hour- 1.5 hours away. I usually stop there if I am at the track, but no way is it possible for me to run down there for a few clutch bearings. My job is a 24/ 7 job so I just cant be gone for 3 hours to run to a lhs when I can do it a work online.

Sorry bud if this offends you, but I dont want LH supports/workers/or ownership to think I dont support them. I love the store but they are just not local. Mylocal hobby shop is HT ST CHarles - enough said there.

[Tex]

I didn't take offense to that....Your all good with me bro, I was just razzin' ya, I know you live in BFE ST.C....

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

ya Al's had the 1$ boca exploding clutch bearings also atleast they were only a dollar cuz i went through about 12 of them in a race day

[Czech-it-Out Graphics]

Lol

[Tex]

I'm still on a set I bought about 4 months ago with 1 1/2 gallons on them.

[MX_KEVIN]

Seems like I havnt driven my cars in 4 monthes and thier exploding on the shelf.

[Michowski]

dude quit sitting there for an hour a day with your compressor spinning the clutchbell and maybe they wont be exploding before you drive them. http://www.avidrc.com/

[MX_KEVIN]

Haha, I cant help myself. I love the vroom vroom sound that makes. LOL

[MX_KEVIN]

For my next question. I got my bearings, one side has the yellow rubber seal, the other has a metal shield. If I face the rubber seal towards the clutch shoes will it melt? Or should the metal shield face the clutch? Tell me wise ones...

[snakebite46]

Rubber side out. Away from the shoes.

[MX_KEVIN]

Rubber side out. Away from the shoes.

Thanks . I thought it would melt. Just maken sure :wavey:

[BlackWolf42]

I get the Racers-Edge metal shielded bearings. 10 of them run me 13 dollars. Thats the least I've paid so far for metal shielded 5x10's. I'm going to check out the avid ones.