Issue with H Series rod bearings

[pwtjr]

Was unpleasantly surprised to open up my new rod bearings and find some funky defects. I consulted the local speed shop and his opinion was that it wouldn't hurt anything.
Well, I couldn't stomach putting these rod bearings in my nice new engine.

Makes me wonder about Clevite quality control....

 

[pwtjr]

This is another one, similar defect.

 

[pwtjr]

Four out of the eight were fine, the other half had varying degrees of this defect. This is the lower shell on a Clevite H series for 440.
The bearing on the right is a King HP Series, for the same engine.
I know my next build will not have Clevites in it. This is the 2nd issue in the last year I have had issues with Clevites.
Just putting this out there so everyone can be vigilant, not to bash a USA made product.
Summit gladly exchanged the "dirty" H Series bearings for a set of the King HP's . Once again, great customer service from the people of Summit.

 

[not so famous bob]

Four out of the eight were fine, the other half had varying degrees of this defect. This is the lower shell on a Clevite H series for 440.
The bearing on the right is a King HP Series, for the same engine.
I know my next build will not have Clevites in it. This is the 2nd issue in the last year I have had issues with Clevites.
Just putting this out there so everyone can be vigilant, not to bash a USA made product.
Summit gladly exchanged the "dirty" H Series bearings for a set of the King HP's . Once again, great customer service from the people of Summit.

looks like the slippery coating many bearings have now. wipe hard w/ clean oily rag and use them .

 

[66Satellite47]

My new builder was not positive on recent Clevite bearings. I used them all the time 35 years ago, but things have changed.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Anyone heared from Clevite on the issue. New bearings missing surface facing do not look good.

 

[Hemirunner]

Looks like something went wrong during the tanging process to put that mark in the bearing. I wouldn't use them either. They shouldn't have ever left the factory.

Having said all that, Summit isn't a very good place to buy bearings.

I ordered some Clevite X bearings from them once in a pinch. Inside the box was one half X and one half std because some clown ordered both sets to mix and match for clearance reasons, boxed up the leftovers, and got a return number. The guys at Summit probably never opened a box, just restocked them on the shelf.
The defect could have been done by someone else and then returned to Summit.