1960s 1969 Deville front wheel bearings

[BigSky]

I just purchased some wheel bearings from Speedway Motors #9102755 and the inner bearings are too small and the seals are not the same as the originals that I pulled off. Anyone know where I can order correct bearings for these hubs?

[TJ Hopland]

69 with disc being standard you would not expect there to be options.  I don't hardly ever get anything from speedway so I'm not used to how their site and searching works.  I did try entering 69 Deville and first got like 300 results that made no sense like options from Wilwood and for a MustangII.  I then noticed a check box for 'hide universal fit' and then got no results.

If I just enter the part number you entered I get a 64-72 GM disc brake kit and with the car still selected a warning that says modification may be required.  Just the statement of 64-72 GM Disc raises some eyebrows.  Wasn't Corvette the only GM that had disc brakes in 64?  And Corvette parts are not exactly known to be standardized across the brand. 

I think you just ordered the wrong stuff.  Personally I think I would be ordering from Rock Auto or a local parts store and getting Timken or SKF.  They don't list a kit so you have to order 2 of each of the 3 items but I think you will have a good chance of getting the right stuff.     

[Daryl Chesterman]

Skylar, if you you have the old bearing and seal in hand, there will be part numbers on them.  You can take them to any bearing supplier and they can match them for you.  You will also want to remove the inner race that mates to the bearing you need so that you will have a matching set.  This inner race will also have a number on it.  Never put a new bearing on an old race!  They should be replaced as a set as the old race will prematurely wear out the new bearing.  If you do not see numbers on the seal, take a caliper and measure the diameter of the spindle where the seal rides, and also measure the inside diameter of the rotor where the seal is installed, and take those measurements with you, along with the old seal.  They are usually common bearings and seals so you shouldn't have any problem acquiring them.  Bearing supply houses deal with this kind of thing all of the time!

Daryl Chesterman

[TJ Hopland]

Ya good tip on the bearing numbers.  Older bearings always had a brand and number that wasn't some obscure secret.  GM was what New Departure in that era?    Today I have seen bearings with no numbers or numbers that didn't mean anything.  Seals the newer we got the less easy they are/were to identify.

If you don't have a bearing supply place usually typing the numbers into google or a parts store site will turn up something.