On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:32:53 -0400, clare wrote:

I'd NEVER buy simple parts like bearings online when there is a choice
of 5 or six bearing supply houses in any decent sized city that can
SHOW you the bearing before you buy it

Hmmmmmmmm.... I'll google for "bearing supply house in San Jose Ca".
Surprisingly (for me), there were quite a few!
http://www.superpages.com/yellowpage...CA/T-San+Jose/
http://www.yellowpages.com/san-jose-ca/king-bearing
http://www.yellowpages.com/san-jose-...ings-wholesale
http://www.yellowpages.com/san-jose-ca/ball-bearings
http://www.yellowbot.com/babbitt-bea...n-jose-ca.html
etc.