ACL bearings

[wrx_lou]

Just saw this on a thread in NASIOC.

http://www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au/distressed_news_detail/creditors_opt_to_liquidate_acl/?id_DNEW=26

[Guest]

lucky my bearings shat themselves 2 months ago then!

[wrx_lou]

Check the date bro. That was at the end of last year.

I've seen that most places are out of stock but are expecting more.

[Koom]

from: http://www.acl.com.au/

Receivers to continue to trade

Greg Keith and Matt Byrnes of Grant Thornton Melbourne were appointed Receivers and Managers of the ACL Group on 26 August 2009.

The appointment of receivers followed the decision by the directors of ACL to appoint KordaMentha as Voluntary Administrators earlier on the same date.

The intention of the receivers is to continue to trade the business to ensure continuity of supply to the automotive industry while all available options are considered for the future of the ACL Group.

Please click the following links to access information on the administration.

http://www.grantthornton.com.au/Business-portal/Melbourne/ACL.asp

[wrx_lou]

 Koom said:

from: http://www.acl.com.au/

Receivers to continue to trade

Greg Keith and Matt Byrnes of Grant Thornton Melbourne were appointed Receivers and Managers of the ACL Group on 26 August 2009.

The appointment of receivers followed the decision by the directors of ACL to appoint KordaMentha as Voluntary Administrators earlier on the same date.

The intention of the receivers is to continue to trade the business to ensure continuity of supply to the automotive industry while all available options are considered for the future of the ACL Group.

Please click the following links to access information on the administration.

http://www.grantthornton.com.au/Business-portal/Melbourne/ACL.asp

Thats dated 3 days before the post I linked though :-\

[Koom]

The 26th August 2009 when the recievers took control of the company but that statement is what is still showing on their website. The NZ ACL website is still up and running and so is the rest of the AU one.

I wouldn't worry unless I was trying to buy some and no one could source any and then I'd just find an alternative (source and or product).

[sultan]

on that note, what is the alternative product apart from genuine?

[wrx_lou]

NDC. Cost you about $120 from STA parts for main and big ends which is also a fuckload cheaper than factories.

[ReubenH]

 sultan said:

on that note, what is the alternative product apart from genuine?

If PBMS use genuine, that's good enough for me.

[wrx_lou]

 ReubenH']

[quote name='sultan said:

on that note, what is the alternative product apart from genuine?

/quote]

If PBMS use genuine, that's good enough for me.

Except not everyone can afford genuine. Have also been recomended NDC by an experience (and knowledgable) engine builder.

Apparently they are also made by the same people that make the genuine ones also.

[nt_a_foz]

Yeah the price for genuine has gone through the roof...I got a ridculous quote for mains and bigs for my motor so in the end went with NDC as well on the recommendation of builder

[sultan]

what was the price out of interest?

[nt_a_foz]

I dont remember exactly off the top of my head but the it was circa $400-500 iirc and it was ex japan he told me for some weird reason

[wrx_lou]

I thought it was closer to 600. Either way I remember commenting that it was cheaper to get a set of ACL race series.

[Dacca]

Ill get a price thru work & let y'all know

[nt_a_foz]

In saying that most well known builders dont use ACL anymore for whatever reason?

[wrx_lou]

 nt_a_foz said:

In saying that most well known builders dont use ACL anymore for whatever reason?

I asked Dave the other week. Its apparently because for a while they were having trouble with Delamination and they were just falling to bits. He said he had a case where they did two rebuilds on the same engine where they clapsed both times.

Have heard similar stories on NASIOC.

[ReubenH]

 wrx_lou']

[quote name='nt_a_foz said:

In saying that most well known builders dont use ACL anymore for whatever reason?

/quote]

I asked Dave the other week. Its apparently because for a while they were having trouble with Delamination and they were just falling to bits. He said he had a case where they did two rebuilds on the same engine where they clapsed both times.

Have heard similar stories on NASIOC.

This is exactly what murray at PBMS told me. He said they tried them, and were not impressed at all, and ended up going back to genuine. This whas a good 2 years ago though.

I always though people used them cause they were better, or because of a distrust in factory ones, didn't know it was cause they were simply cheapies.

Do it once, do it right.