Retainer Front Bearing for 2-1/2" Shaft (With Oil Hole) VMC 440

Compressors below serial number 21355 were furnished with
the no longer available front bearing cover assemblies A30294A (2,4,6, and 8 cylinders) or A32162A (12 and 16
cylinders), and front bearing retainer 31885A (2,4,6, and 8 cylinders) or 33500A (12 and 16 cylinders) without the
oil hole. Former front bearing retainers (31885A or 33500A) without oil holes cannot be used with current front
bearing cover assemblies A36240A (2,4,6, and 8 cylinders) and A36241A (12 and 16 cylinders), as there is no
way for oil to get to the bearing. If front bearing cover is being replaced, a current front bearing retainer (31885A
or 33500A with oil hole) must be ordered also, unless one of these current styles is already being used. If a
current front bearing retainer, (31885A or 33500A, both with oil hole) is used with former style cover (A30294A or
A32162A) having an oil hole, remove orifice in cover (A30294A or A32162A) and replace with solid 1/8” pipe plug.