Main Bearings

[charliev68]

So I finally finally opened up my Main Bearings, getting ready to take them to WPC for treatment. The Thrust MBs are Glyco, as expected. The rest of the MB shells are unfamiliar, to me. Does anyone know who the maker of them are? I’m not excited to know they are made in Poland!

[PaulGros]

Originally Posted by charliev68

So I finally finally opened up my Main Bearings, getting ready to take them to WPC for treatment. The Thrust MBs are Glyco, as expected. The rest of the MB shells are unfamiliar, to me. Does anyone know who the maker of them are? I’m not excited to know they are made in Poland!

If they are Poland they are very likely Glyco. Don't judge by the country of origin, I'd take Polish Glyco over Glyco manufactured in some other countries any day of the week

[PaulGros]

Originally Posted by charliev68

So I finally finally opened up my Main Bearings, getting ready to take them to WPC for treatment. The Thrust MBs are Glyco, as expected. The rest of the MB shells are unfamiliar, to me. Does anyone know who the maker of them are? I’m not excited to know they are made in Poland!

As a side note, that logo with the B in a circle is common on all BMW bearings now, regardless of manufacturer. Here's a screen grab of two parts from different manufacturers showing the same marking

[charliev68]

Good thing to know. I thought they started using some “no name” company to start making their bearings!

[PaulGros]

Originally Posted by charliev68

Good thing to know. I thought they started using some “no name” company to start making their bearings!

Understandable, it confused me to! Not sure if that logo is used on other parts, or just bearings? The pic is a Glyco (right) and MAHLE (left). Neither part has manufacturer markings on them. The Glyco is also from Poland and purchased via BMW, the MAHLE is a preproduction part sample.

I'm only aware of Glyco producing in Poland for OEM, so a fair assumption they are they source for any BMW bearings with that origin.