A real parts store

[52 kahuna]

Last week I decided to replace the carrier bearing in my "52 Hornet. After finally getting it off the drive shaft, I took it down to a CarQuest parts store near my office on Friday. I had heard that the guy that ran the store used to have an independant store near where I used to live. His counter guys were always "car guys", unlike todays retail stores.

When I walked in, there were four or five guys ready to help me. I showed one of the guys, who appeared to be in his mid 30's, the bearing and asked if he might have one like it. I mentioned that I had heard that it might be the same as a "64 Chev P/U. (I try to avoid telling people that I am looking for Hudson parts. We all know why.)

He said he vaguely reconized the numbers stamped on the bearing. He then asked me "what is it really for?"

I broke down and said " '52 Hudson".

As he was reaching under the counter, he said "Hornet, Commodore, or Pacemaker".

I was stunned, but I knew that I had found a new parts store!

They actually had a book that listed the part, AND HAD IT IN STOCK! It cost me about $30, but at that moment I would have paid $50 just because they had it in a book, knew how to find it, and stocked it!

That was the start of a great weekend.

Terry

[51hornetA]

Whats the part number from the store? And any idea what book he had?

[Ron P]

Last week I decided to replace the carrier bearing in my "52 Hornet. After finally getting it off the drive shaft, I took it down to a CarQuest parts store near my office on Friday. I had heard that the guy that ran the store used to have an independant store near where I used to live. His counter guys were always "car guys", unlike todays retail stores.

When I walked in, there were four or five guys ready to help me. I showed one of the guys, who appeared to be in his mid 30's, the bearing and asked if he might have one like it. I mentioned that I had heard that it might be the same as a "64 Chev P/U. (I try to avoid telling people that I am looking for Hudson parts. We all know why.)

He said he vaguely reconized the numbers stamped on the bearing. He then asked me "what is it really for?"

I broke down and said " '52 Hudson".

As he was reaching under the counter, he said "Hornet, Commodore, or Pacemaker".

I was stunned, but I knew that I had found a new parts store!

They actually had a book that listed the part, AND HAD IT IN STOCK! It cost me about $30, but at that moment I would have paid $50 just because they had it in a book, knew how to find it, and stocked it!

That was the start of a great weekend.

Terry

And this parts store is where ??? Thanks, Ron

[Dave53-7C]

A modern store with a new part than can be used on a Hudson...and it was in stock! :eek: See, it pays to tell the truth. :D

[mars55]

CarQuest is good. I use them myself. Find a store by using their site.

http://www.carquest.com/

Here are the part numbers for the bearings.

'48-'52 All Exc Pacemaker and Wasp use #88506

'50-'52 Pacemaker and Wasp use #88107

'53-'54 All Exc Jet use #88107

I am not totally sure about the above infomation. So here are the dimensions of the bearings. You can measure yours and pick the right one.

#88506
ID 1.1811 inchs
OD 2.4409
Width 0.9449 inchs

#88107
ID 1.3780 inchs
OD 2.8346
Width 0.9843 inchs