Scout T5329

[Ben]

Does anyone know the bearing number for the bearing that's at the bottom of the steering column?

Thanks

Ben

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ben

Does anyone know the bearing number for the bearing that's at the bottom of the steering column?

Thanks

Ben

Hi Ben,
If you have the TL number or any other army number from the parts list, let me know as I have a British wartime cross reference list to give sizes and bearing makers part numbers.

[RichardT10829]

i think It's the same bearing that goes in the cam rollers mate, and cam plate spigot (from memory) either that or it's the same as the return rollers.


Sorry that does not help you at all really

[Ben]

I've just been searching the past posts and Doug mentions SKF RM8, is an RMS8 the same thing?

Ben

[kevin powles]

Hi, glad your cArrier is taking shape, that bearing is a special double ball type, have you the remains of the old one, I managed to get two off ebay some time ago but was lucky, can't remember the number but there is a thread on here. If you find a source I need three more.

Simply bearing. Co.uk £26 plus vat. Rm8 self aligning.

How is the other carrier coming?.

Kevin.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ben

I've just been searching the past posts and Doug mentions SKF RM8, is an RMS8 the same thing?

Ben

Hi Ben,
There was a RM8 bearing specified in Carrier, the army stock number was MT7/28622. It is a double row ball bearing 1" x 2.5" x 0.75", the number is the same size as RMS8 which is a single row ball bearing which is easily available.

I also found a thread from 2011, here:
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/ar...p/t-16669.html

[Lynn Eades]

I cannot remember the part number. It is an imperial bearing, the bore size being 1.000" The Australians saw a bit of common sense and changed theirs to a metric 6305 (standard metric annular grooved) which is what the cam rollers and cam plate pivot bearing is. The metric 6305 is 62x25x19 so the imperial bearing has a bigger bore, and a smaller O.D.
Back to the imperial bearing, it is quite expensive, and hard to find, but as has been stated here, a few vendors in the U.K list them ( not around the rest of the planet) (RM8 = 2 1/2" x 1.0" x 3/4") If you can get a non self aligning bearing in the right size (I think the RM8 is just annular groove) It should work just fine. Phew!
BTW the self aligning bearing is supposed to have the lowest rolling resistance.

[Ben]

Thanks. The single row comes out at about £3 each the twin row self aligning about £25.

The British column has no bearing and as Lynn says the LP ones that came with the scout is a different size.

Ben