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Old 07-08-2010, 07:53 AM
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Here's the old bearing next to the new (green one). The first bearing from Autozone I looked at, box says made in Japan. Bearing was not in a sealed package so I went back and exchanged it for a sealed one but box says made in China, Looked at the other 2, box says made in USA. None of the bearings had any Mfg name or country of origin on the bearing itself except the green one which says Santech (the others were black with just some numbers). My guess is they are all made in China. I have not installed the new bearing and will return it. What I did was install the good coil in the clutch housing with a good bearing and now have a complete compressor that does not make noise when spun. I figure that with a compressor that is an unknown and untested, that I should not put money into it. I will put a pressure gauge on the compressor, mist some oil in it and spin it on the bench. Depending on what kind of pressure output I get, I will decide if I will install it.

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