My new cherokee ate a deer on the way into work last week jamming the radiator and condenser back into the motor jamming and tweeking everything The Fan bearing is binding so I'm looking to replace it. No one at the autoparts store can find a replacement part. Is this a dealer only part ?

 

Yes if you rich deaaler .ebay or jy ....best bet

 

That looks like the spendy one Highmilage or someone had real fun with. Maybe it was Hank? (posting your year is always nice).

Here, I take about any bearing into More-Johns/Napa and they just measure it or read # and grab me one. Schwinn or Schindowia, no matter!

Time for Bambi Bumper stew. Yum!

Or maybe it wad DJB! (and it fits a 98)

 

JY most definitely JY

 

OK being the FNG, Got a website ?

 

JY/Junk Yard...auto wreckers. Maybe it was Hank that found those new at $250 or so..not sure.

 

Duh, Now I feel Obama Voter stupid. You would think someone would make those as many parts are availible, I'm sure I'm not the only guy with one going bad.

 

Blame it on Bamby! Stupid thing had the brains of a plant. Maybe a bush.

You might find one on E-Bay for $40. Posting your year is always good for figuring out which part it is.

 

Dealerships do have them but they're pricey, +$300 iirc.

 

Jy is your best bet and cheaper then anything you'll find. I had the same problem and pressed the bearing out and see if I could possible find a replacment bearing. Well its a cative bearing and the race is built into the shaft. I found that out when the cap broke and blew apart.

 

No wonder they are $300. I did find one used on Ebay for $40 (or so), when DJB was figuring his out.

 

Its possible to get it to work with welding the groves full then grinding smooth or even taking it on a lathe. Then finding a couple of sealed bearings and finding a inner dia tha matches tight, were would still need to be pressed in, the a outer the same way.