Neck bearing races

[white1j0]

I installed a set of after-market bearings and races on a '56 Pan that i'm building, the bolt hole distance between the upper and lower trees for the upper tins are about 3/16" too wide, could anyone tell me the length between the top and bottom bearing when installed, any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks Whitey

[TimR]

Whitey, Did you replace the neck cups with after-market cups or did you install new bearing races in your original neck cups. If you replaced the neck cups with after-market ones measure old ones and new ones and compare. Perhaps the new after-market ones were machined to sit slightly taller out of the neck. If each after-market one is 3/32" taller you would gain 3/16" between bolt holes.

[Chris Haynes]

[white1j0]

Thanks for the info. I installed new timken bearings and cups, apparently according to Chris's pics., I have later model cups, I didn't have the old cups, the frame was pretty hacked up, the original neck was cut and had about 5 lbs. plate welded on and stretched out over 20 degrees, I guess now the only option I have is to knock out and replace the cups unless someone might have a quicker fix. Thanks Whitey

[Rooster]

Sorry, there's no 'quick fix' other than to replace your bearing cups with the early cups.
And if you have them, it's actually a pretty quick fix...

[Panacea]

if you can't find any 49-59 cups, call mark Blankenship(304) 697-1445 after 3pm eastern time. He is re-producing them...

[white1j0]

001.jpgThanks for the help, I probably will have to make the call,it seems that no one repops the early cups, but I have a question on the length of the neck, does anyone know the exsact length, I'm posting a pic. so you can see where I'm coming from Thanks Whitey