Product Description
Bearing size is 3 x 10 x 4mm. Stainless steel balls. Fits most older style Abu casting reels with bearing part #5230 or to replace brass bushings. Keep in mind these bearings will replace brass bushing #12667 AFTER approx. 1974 or so (different size) that are located in the end caps, not in the spool itself. Ball bearings are rated in a classification system know as ABEC....Annular Bearing Engineering Committee. Bearings in the ABEC system are all called 'precision bearings' and rated from 1 to 9, 9 being the highest precision. The numbers jump from 1 to 3 to 5 to 7 to 9. A 'standard' bearing is an ABEC 1, a super expensive bearing is an ABEC 9. Abu's come stock with an ABEC 3 bearing in them. Because these are a very fast bearing, they are also a little noisier than stock. Chances are you won't notice while you're fishing, just a nice 'whirrrr' to them. Kit contains 10 bearings. Any ?'s regarding fit, please either Contact Us or see our Schematics Pages
