I recently overhauled a t19 transmission. I got a kit from a reputable parts vendor, but I was disappointed in the input & output bearing quality. I returned them and sourced them from other suppliers. I was surprised at the difficulty of finding one of them, and the prices have really jumped up the last few years. The lesson for me was, decent bearings will command a higher price and more than likely the ones I think are more affordable are more than likely fake. A friend in the bearing business, industrial, turned me on to this:
stop fake bearings world bearing association / start
http://www.eis-inc.com/files/pdf/supplier_showcase_page_downloads/skf/anti-counterfeitupdate_no2_mar2011.pdf
Notwithstanding; timken, skf, etc, do have overseas manufacturing. With a good vendor at least there's fallback for warranty returns.
stop fake bearings world bearing association / start
http://www.eis-inc.com/files/pdf/supplier_showcase_page_downloads/skf/anti-counterfeitupdate_no2_mar2011.pdf
Notwithstanding; timken, skf, etc, do have overseas manufacturing. With a good vendor at least there's fallback for warranty returns.