NEW Front Bearings and Disc install (pics) - oh what fun...

[driver3]

I've gotten those bearings for less than 20 per.... check prices first. That's a great write up.. I beat the crap out of a new brass punch trying to put in my new races, the tool would have been nice.. that's very correct.

[tom4bren]

The tips and how-to's y'all post here are so apropo and well done that I've gotten in the habit of making them real purdy for printing and converting them to pdf for archiving. If anyone is interested, let me know & I'll email a copy.

[Ldub]

Installed my new rotors & bearings last week, & used this write up as a reference many times...Thanks again Kenny......

[Ldub]

I've gotten those bearings for less than 20 per.... check prices first. That's a great write up.. I beat the crap out of a new brass punch trying to put in my new races, the tool would have been nice.. that's very correct.

Just a to anyone doing this.

Yes, you can get bearings for less than $20.00 per, but they're usually made in China, & NOT of the quality that's going to last.

O'Reilly's has two price points for bearings, around $20.OO, & right about $50.OO per...you already know which ones I chose...

The more expen$ive ones are made in Germany or Japan.

[JAMAS]

are there part numbers or anything for the bearings (the expensive ones that are hand crafted in Germany, forged from the hopes and dreams of small children and painted with unicorn blood)?

I am thinking about replacing mine and want to make sure I do it with the right parts.

[Ldub]

are there part numbers or anything for the bearings (the expensive ones that are hand crafted in Germany, forged from the hopes and dreams of small children and painted with unicorn blood)?

I am thinking about replacing mine and want to make sure I do it with the right parts.

I just goog'd O'Reillys, & kept looking until I found front wheel bearings & seals...

You seriously never thought of this?...

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0055&ppt=C0337

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0055&ppt=C0337

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0055&ppt=C0337

Top two are 1 year warranty, bottom one is 90 days, I'll let you figure out the rest...

[JAMAS]

I didnt know if there were anything that matched up specifically with our hubs or whatever. my luck I would have gotten a set for a bicycle.

Thanks for the help dubster.

[lasturbo]

It looks like the National bearings are the ticket and even endorsed by NASCAR......woooooooooo!! I always thought Timken bearings were the best?

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...=wheel+bearing

Ohh BTW, thanks for the effort and write-up Kenny!!!

[Triathlete]

Nascar will endorse mud if you throw enough $$ their way!

[Gizmo42]

It looks like the National bearings are the ticket and even endorsed by NASCAR......woooooooooo!! I always thought Timken bearings were the best?

NBC gets their tapered roller bearings (which is what front wheel bearings are) from NTN. NTN has a bunch of manufacturing plants around the world including China and India. Pretty much all bearing companies are that way including Timkin, SKF, FAG, DPI, KYK, Koyo, Nachi, etc. Apparently some put the country the parent company is in as country of origin instead of where it was actually made so its really hard to tell where they were actually made.