Need Bronze Ball Bearings

[Sylvano]

Who has a supply of Bronze Ball Bearings?
(Described as 3B on Meinl-Weston's site)

I need 18.

Cheers,

Sylvain

[Roger Lewis]

in the shop, but they are quite expensive as I recall. I believe they are about $20 each but will need to check the price sheet. I'm also not certain that I have 18 of them.

Actually we're keeping the bronze monkeys inside today - we're out of spare parts for them.

Roger

[Dan Schultz]

Roger.... are those bushings in the form of a self-lubricating oil-impregnated bronze material that we refer to as 'Oil-ite' bronze?

[Roger Lewis]

these are not the ones with the sintered bronze sleeve around the ball in the center. Those are self lubricating. These need to be lubricated to keep them working effectively. I have had to replace some of these over time, but usually that is due to lack of maintenance. They are a very good bearing, but a bit expensive.

Roger

[Sylvano]

These are the ones.
My Rudy is outfitted with these at the end of the linkage. They're still O.K. but are getting a little noisy.
My problem is with the connection between the the paddle and the link (rod) going to the valve. It's a riveted fitting and over time got worn. I can possibly tighten the rivet but would rather replace this system with the bearings.

And there's the Miraphone with nylon and small ball system that really needs updating.

Where could I order them from?

SG