Sierra rear wheel bearing housings, how easy to make?

[mr henderson]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

So far I have not looked into the industrial bearing route, there is a vast array of flange mouning bearing units available.

Now I must admit I hadn't thought of that, although I knew that such things were available, I just didn't apply that knowledge to this particular situation. Thanks, I will look into that.

As regards longevity, it may well be that there is a flange which is near enough to be machined to fit the original type wheel bearing if there isn't one that exactly matches it.