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Originally Posted by rs899
As was said above, Mercedes doesn't make bearings, so they won't be "best", just reliable.
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Auto makers "make" very little of a car, most stuff comes from suppliers. Usually they stamp sheetmetal, assemble engines and finish building the car. Frequently auto makers will get together to make transmissions as they are very complicated and expensive to build. ( For example, Jaguar , Rover, Land Rover, Ford, Mazda, VW & Seat all use a JATCO brand , JF506E. Japanese Automatic Transmission COmpany. )
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Originally Posted by rs899
SKF , FAG, Timken, National should be good. Country of origin matters. I have had good service out of anything made anywhere in Europe, USA, Mexico or Japan.
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All good brands. I've installed countless bearings in all sorts of cars / industrial equipment. I don't use any bearings from China / Taiwan / Taiwan R.O.C. ( Republic Of China ) Some of the stuff coming from Italy is really from China.
I've used KOYO from Korea with good results