I need to replace bearings on my Rikon 14" BS. I love the saw but the guide bearings were suspect from day one, and one or more noisy in short order. One bearing finally exploded and I need to replace it, and get a few spares. I see there is a tooless upgrade kit for the entire guide assembly but I'd prefer to skip that expense for now. I know I can order replacement bearings from Rikon but will they just be more junk bearings? Thought about sourcing a few locally if I might get a better quality bearing. Not sure if the bearing size is common enough for that to be feasible.
Thanks in advance for any input.