What a great analysis of why GA is doomed. $120 for a wheel bearing with an aviation stamp, $20 for the bearing at the local. Will the cheaper bearing fail before the aviation bearing, unlikely, but jack the aircraft rotate the wheel and find out.
Oracle1
--- In all but the rarest of cases ---- mostly helo. rotors, the bearing is the same.
Some time ago (but nothing's changed) AOPA ordered a set of wheel bearings for the main wheels of a C-152 from a well known parts supplier, knowing full well the answer!!
And the answer was: Come back after 13.00, we will have them.
Next question: Why after 1300?
Answer: Because Bearing Services Co's next delivery will be about 1200.
And the lesson here (and the huge price difference at the time, about $15.00 per bearing versus about $67.00 a bearing) the only difference was the release note/invoice made then "legal". Turned out, they were delivered shrink wrapped just like you would see them hanging on the wall at Repco., rather than the usual manufacturer boxes.
Tootle pip!!