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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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I'm trying to find somewhere to buy new ACL bearings for my bottom end rebuild, I need mains, big ends, and thrust, but cant find any where selling them?!
In the past i've got them from ebay but no luck right now, i'm wondering if it's got something to do with ACL going into receivership, apparently they are still trading but i'm having no luck

Does anyone know where I can buy some or suggets an alternative brand?

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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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local motorfactors? Last time i bought some- a couple of years ago, my local carquip ordered some in for me.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Karlos,

Found this on ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HD-ACL-Big-End...d=p3286.c0.m14
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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i bought mine from matt lewis, was for a cossie though.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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I got mine from Roe engineering, in Fleet. You can get them here thou.
https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?home.aspx
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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do burtons sell these
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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acl uk dealers......engine parts(uk ltd)
unit 14-17 thurrock commercial park
purfleet ind park
south okendon
essex rm154ya
01708-890494
01708-890423
when i got mine had brown race series on the shelf..........
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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MLC preston. 01772 821000. Got all my ACL bearings from them recently.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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I got mine from Matt Lewis. I needed -0.25 mains and bigs and he sorted it out.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Thanks very much everyone!!
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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Ok looking at the Burtons site https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?home.aspx
it says pre 1988 engines cannot use the ACL HD bearings?!
Whats all that about?!
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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ring mlc from the number in my post karlos! They're from the engine building back ground and they know a lot about these old engines and the products they sell for them. Ken or dave are the people to speak to.
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 07:06 AM
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Thanks DazC!
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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or if you get stuck, i can get them through a couple of other engine builders round my way too (bannister engines in bamber bridge or weir street engineering in blackburn)
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