Guest dgriff8923 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 On this 1918 Cadillac it has a fan shaft housing that runs the fan on one end and distributer, etc on other. The original 2 bearings for the shaft were open bearings that were lubricated from the camshaft timing chain. I have both types of new bearings but am leaning to use the sealed bearing. Appreciate the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochetVelo Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I like the sealed bearings; one less bearing to worry about. All car makers use them today, and Cadillac would have in 1918 if they were available. The caveat: be certain that the bearing doesn't require oil to circulate through it for some reason (such as to reach another lubrication point).Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 If it was an external greased bearing I'd go with the less trouble of a maintenance free sealed bearing but since yours is internally oiled I'd go with the self lubricating open bearings and let them take care of themselves as they were designed to do.Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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