Getrag 265 input shaft bearing - unobtanium?

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Are these NLA? And if so, is this worth getting?


www.ebay.com

New + Original Vauxhall Gearbox Bearings Ball Input Shaft 265 Getrag 5-Gang | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for New + Original Vauxhall Gearbox Bearings Ball Input Shaft 265 Getrag 5-Gang at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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Is that #1 in this diagram?

bmwfans.info

Getrag 265/6 gear wh.set parts/r.bearing

Getrag 265/6 gear wh.set parts/r.bearing | BMW 5' E12 528i M30 Europe
bmwfans.info

If so, then it appears easy to get for much cheaper (unless it's really NLA; at least it is according to ECSTuning).

1978 BMW 733i Ball bearing. 80x35x21 - 23121209323 | BMW Northwest, Tacoma WA

Ball bearing. 80x35x21. 1978 BMW 733i. Genuine BMW Part - 23121209323 (23-12-1-209-323, 23121209322, 23121468919). Ships from BMW Northwest, Tacoma WA
parts.bmwnorthwest.com

Which bearing is NLA?
 
From what I understand the input shaft bearing rarely fails, if you saw the size of the ball bearings it becomes apparent.
 
Amazon here still sells it for 13 euro...FAG brand.


It has a seal, which the pic in the OP does not, but if you really want you can pop it out.

Generally, in Europe it seems that you can buy any bearing, off the shelf. Off course I'm in 'Metric country', so that helps.
Willing to ship if there is interest and if these are really difficult to find in the US.
 
The G265/6 input shaft bearing is NLA. That doesn’t look like the proper bearing however.
 
The bearing in the ebay link looks like the Getrag 265/5 (dogleg CR) input shaft bearing, which hasn't been NLA to my knowledge.

It's the input shaft bearing for the Getrag 265/6 (overdrive) which is NLA and very expensive if you find one. It looks like this:
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The only alternative that I know of for the 265/6 bearing is this one:

Drivetrain

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Note that it isn't exactly the same as the 265/6 stock one (no split inner race), but it has the correct outer race and there's really no other options available.
 
With all the 265's out there it's surprising these aren't made anymore, must have been a size with little or no cross-function
 
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