Heres my choices.....I can either buy the national bearing today or order the timken bearing. Its for my input bearing on my wc t5. I think the factory is timken. What would u do? I have never had experience with national bearings.

 

I have been reparing cars for 35 years and my choice for oem replacement would be timkin. I have had least amt. of comeback failure issues than any other bearing on the market for oem applications.

 

Whichever you buy make sure they are NOT made in China or any other country on the pacific rim.Every bearing I've replaced in the last few years was from an asian country.
Some sizes are limited to european countries and they seem to be fine but American made bearings are definately the best.

 

Another who uses Timken whenever possibly.