John Deere bearings

Does anyone know where I Can find a bearing changeover list from JD numbers to OEM numbers. I'm going thru a JD 70 transmission and wanting to change all bearings without paying thru the nose for John Deere prices. I have all all thr JD numbers. Thanks in advance for any help. Ed B in Oregon

I, THINK, a good NAPA store can do that for you, seems like I had one get some bearings for me a few years back.

Be mindful of quality. Discount bearings do not have the lifetime of OEM products typically. It probably will not be an issue with a show or parade tractor. However with something that will expected to work and work hard from time to time I would be reluctant or at least want some proof of quality to the aftermarket bearing.

Did the answer I posted for you on the DEERE Board not work out for you? I also suggested posting back with any numbers you couldn't find for help. You have not replied there.
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you should check deere price.every bearing i have checked on is cheaper at deere than at napa

In the bearing world there are a few more things to figure out besides size. You have your I.D. ... O.D. ... and Width. But probably more important you need to know what sort of "fit" is best for the type of service or the application the bearing is running in.

Mother Deere engineers already figured out what works pretty darned well in there and if you grab your bearings there you can have that warm fuzzy feeling of knowing that things are as they were intended by design. (Unless a bearing has spun or some shaft wear or a booger in a bore or on a shaft etc. to effect the fit.)

The Deere's aren't Swiss watches... but you CAN buy a bearing that will appear to fit just fine that COULD screw up your entrails.

Example... You can buy a 6020 bearing as a 6020... or a 6020C1... or a 6020C2... or a 6020C5 ... or a 6020P4C12Z... or a 6020P4A2RS1
All of these bearings will have the same basic dimensions but not quite the same thing. The suffixes tell a lot about a bearing. Seals or shields... what ABEC rating they're made to... cage material used... matched... or internal clearances to name a few.

We had fellows here at the shop change out some bearings in an old lathe here years ago and I noticed that we were replacing them way too often. Turned out the bearings that were installed weren't what originally came out. The original bearings had a suffix of C3 or maybe it was C4 I forget. A bearing without that suffix was destined to fail in the application because both the fit to the shaft and the fit in the bore needed to be a light press fit. The design and or assembly demands a light press for both. The C3 suffix denotes a "Clearance Greater than Normal" for the internal fit of the balls to the inner and outer races. Without that extra clearance... once pressed together there was no running clearance for the balls in the races. Poof... smoked bearings.

This isn't to say that the correct bearings can't be had for less by going to a place like Applied Industrial or Motion Industries etc. but you will need to know what to ask for. You can't rely on them to know the specific design criteria needing to be met to select the correct bearing. I'm really doubting that any counter jockey at a parts store will know what to sell you either. As in the example of the 6020 vs. 6020C3... Both bearing will measure EXACTLY the same I.D. and O.D. and Width but the one is meant for an install of a tighter fit and the other isn't.

So back to your question of any cross reference list... Better be sure the source knew what they were doing when they whipped the list up. Would suck to have to tear it all back down again. Better off paying the few extra bucks and get it done right.

I replaced the rear wheel bearings on my 620, &
wasn't smart enough to check Deere prices 1st.
Ended up spending nearly 60.00 more by going
with aftermarket over Deere.. This Won't happen
again......

Try this:

http://www.timken.com/en-us/products/Documents/Timken_Bearing_Cross_Reference_Guide.pdf

But beware the earlier warning - I've found that NH prices are often cheaper than the local bearing place...

Edit: the above PDF file will cross JD, NH, Ford, Dogde, Gm, Massey, White, Euclid and a whole bunch of other OEM part numbers to Timken numbers.

Only adding I bought a "Deere" bearing which had Deere box over the Fafnir box, Deere needs to find a cheaper place to buy their "reboxing" material. If you can get the bearing out ALL the correct information is on the shield or race.

I just replaced a front wheel bearing on my gator with a John Deere bearing made in China. Price was reasonable, but the first one didn't last 1000 hours.

Ya know... any time I looked at bearing prices on Deere stuff I generally find that Deere prices are cheaper than the bearing house and Deere will have them either on the shelf or overnight... or a day or two away and no freight.
If you've got time you can tear the thing down and get the actual Fafnir/Timken/NTN etc numbers off the race and compare prices but I doubt you'll find it's worth your time.
It's just one of those thigns where you look at the price of a bearing and ask yourself if it's way out of line... but if you're talking about a bunch of 10-15 dollar bearings I can just about guarnantee you it's not worth the trouble.

Rod

Bob, I went where you said to go (forgot where it was now) and put in 4 JD numbers and didn't come up with a match for any of them so came here to give it a try. Our local JD dealer must be a lot different than most because the bearng houses around here beat them hands down. On the 8N forum someone some one had made up a listing of every bearing on the N. I was kind of hoping for the same thing with the JD. I'd like to be able to compare prices because the local JD dealer is not competive at all. Thanks for your help. Ed in oregon

WHY don't you post the DEERE numbers so folks who have the necessary resources at hand can help you?

Two Cyliner published the crossreferences a couple years ago. Duane Larson also had most of them posted on his website. Nancy is keeping the site open & you can download the pdf's there.
( jd2cylservice.com )

(quoted from post at 05:43:27 08/26/11) WHY don't you post the DEERE numbers so folks who have the necessary resources at hand can help you?

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That would make for too short a thread... :?

Looking for OEM numbers of these JD bearings.
JD8510
JD7664
JD7680
JD7558
AA6619R Race w rollers(sub for JD7538)
JD7997
JD7297 cup
JD8116 cone
JD8600 brg
JD7246 cone with rollers
JD7408 cup

Thanks M Man, exactly what I was looking for!
Ed in OR