Hey there, gang o' gearheads,
Two events ago I replaced my front wheel bearings. I got the bearings from
Rimmer Bros. in England. (I drive a Stag, England is only place to get Stag
stuff) The outer bearing was the familiar Timken, the inner was a Japanese
bearing.
No problems with the bearings both times out. They ran fine, no indication
of problems.
When I popped out the felt seal and took the rear bearing out, both races
looked like this:
http://members.iconn.net/~thefryes/bearing/
Yikes, two events...
Looks like Timken is the only way to go. Of course, you experienced folks
probably know that one already, but it seems like a pretty easy trap for us
newcomers to fall into.
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