Abu Garcia or bass pro handle knob bearing size?

[aaronb]

I'm not sure if this the right place to put this.  What size of bearings do Abu Garcia and bass pro reel handle knobs use?  I'm wanting to upgrade the plastic bushings to bearings.  Thanks.

[Ken_D]

Hi, Not having seen your replacement 60.00 handle (That's about what it costs retail with bb's), I would just measure the bushings in metric, not inch, and then visit VXB to look for bb's with the inner diameter and outer diameter you measured, and look for the bearing that is closest in width.

In case you were curious, nomenclature for bb's goes inner diameter, width, outer diameter, ergo: 4 x 11 x 4
is 4mm bore, by 11 mm OD, and 4 mm wide.  Hope that helps.

Boca is recommended by many posters but their web page is not at all user friendly when looking for a specific ball bearing.  VXB is way more sane, showing bb's by type, and bore.