Bearings

June 2008 -- Mahle Clevite Inc. is proud to announce new High Performance H-Series Rod and Main Bearings for Big Block Oldsmobile engines. These new rod bearings are narrowed on one side for increased crank fillet clearance and don't contain any dowel holes. The main bearings for positions 2, 3, 4, and 5 are full annular grooved, bearings for position 1 have a grooved upper half and plain lower half.

400 CID (6.6L), Oldsmobile V8 cyl, 3.875 in/98.4mm Bore, 1968-1969
400 CID (6.6L), Oldsmobile V8 cyl, 4.000 in/101.6mm Bore, 1965-1967
425 CID (7.0L), Oldsmobile V8 cyl, 4.125 in/104.8mm Bore, 1965-1967
455 CID (7.5L), Oldsmobile V8 cyl, 4.125 in/104.8mm Bore, 1968-1976

Part Numbers
CB-542HN STD, X, -1, -10, -20
MS-804H STD, X, -1, -10, -20

Pricing and Specifications

June 2008 -- Mahle Clevite Inc. is proud to announce new High Performance H-Series Rod and Main Bearings for Big Block Pontiac engines. These new rod bearings are narrowed on one side for increased crank fillet clearance and don't contain any dowel holes. The main bearings for positions 4 and 5 are full annular grooved, bearings for position 1, 2, and 3 have grooved upper halves and plain lower halves.

421 CID (6.9L), Pontiac V8 cyl, 4.094 in/104mm Bore, 1963-1966 428 CID (7.0L), Pontiac V8 cyl, 4.120 in/104.6mm Bore, 1967-1969 455 CID (7.5L), Pontiac V8 cyl, 4.151 in/ 105.4mm Bore, 1970-1976

Part Numbers
CB-758HN STD, X, -1, -10
MS-667H STD, X, -1, -10

Pricing and Specifications
See current price list and performance catalog.

Interchanges

Ceramics Are Superior to Steel in Harsh Environments

Palm Springs, CA, May 6, 2008 - Champion Bearings, Inc., announced today that its ceramic ball bearings will be used extensively in the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan, the $2 Million supercar from DiMora Motorcar.

2007-10-26, SCHWEINFURT -- The Permaglide® distribution partnership between the Schaeffler Group and KS Gleitlager (Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Group) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Ever since the first distributor contract was signed in 1982, Permaglide® plain bearings from KS have been an inherent part of the Schaeffler Group’s product range, alongside the brands INA and FAG. The bearings are designed to meet the highest performance requirements in the field of metal-polymer compound bearings. As an ideal supplement to its own high-performance plain bearing range, the Schaeffler Group sells Permaglide® products to the industrial sector as well as exclusively for special automotive applications. This is handled by a team of specialized Schaeffler application engineers.