bartels_metal_works
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I bought this brake from the Kansas City Kansas Public School District. It was in an industrial tech classroom at one of their high schools. I actually got it a year ago, but never got around to posting it. The roller bearings at the pivot point were both trashed, and by trashed I mean the rollers were all gone and the outer race had sections missing... I finally got around to sourcing new bearings last week and replaced them today.
In case anyone has one of these brakes and needs new bearings and can't read the stampings on the original, I figured I would provide the info. The originals were Torrington B-1816. There is also an inner race, Torrington IR-1816 (I was able to reuse the inner races). The original part number is available under the Koyo brand name. I paid about $28 for the two new bearings at Applied Industrial Technologies\Associated Bearing.
I didn't get the greatest deal on this brake, but it is complete and now functions great. I have right at $450 into it. What do you guys (and gals) think?
In case anyone has one of these brakes and needs new bearings and can't read the stampings on the original, I figured I would provide the info. The originals were Torrington B-1816. There is also an inner race, Torrington IR-1816 (I was able to reuse the inner races). The original part number is available under the Koyo brand name. I paid about $28 for the two new bearings at Applied Industrial Technologies\Associated Bearing.
I didn't get the greatest deal on this brake, but it is complete and now functions great. I have right at $450 into it. What do you guys (and gals) think?
