Wheel bearing advice

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by V8Adam, Sep 28, 2020.

  1. V8Adam

    V8Adam Well-Known Member

    Timken is the one I settled on. I saw the Timken ones were on OPGI and they seem to only do good stuff.
     
  2. Nailhead in a 1967

    Nailhead in a 1967 Kell-Mnown Wember

    Check the number on the bearing and go to an agricultural equipment dealer in your area.
    But if you also need other stuff for the car, you can order from the US and combine the shipping costs.
     
  3. V8Adam

    V8Adam Well-Known Member

    Oh ok, so the existing bearing will have some kind of identifying number?
     
  4. Nailhead in a 1967

    Nailhead in a 1967 Kell-Mnown Wember

    Yes, there is a whole world behind the numbers and letters on bearings... :)

    Here you can see the number on one of the bearings in your RockAuto link:

    410.91003E_Inner__ra_p.jpg
     
  5. V8Adam

    V8Adam Well-Known Member

    Yeah I saw those numbers but did not realise they were some kind of universal number. I thought they must have been the companies product number or something similar. That's really useful to know, thank you!
     
  6. Nailhead in a 1967

    Nailhead in a 1967 Kell-Mnown Wember

  7. jay3000

    jay3000 RIP 1-16-21

    That was among the stupid **** I have said in my life. You were talking about the differential and I was thinking about front brakes.

    IIRC there are 4 bolts that hold the axle in and you can just yank it out. If the bearing spins freely and doesn't feel sloppy then don't fix something that isn't broken.

    I remember that I had a bent axle in my 69 pontiac and some guy parked in the service station lot where I used to work at to eat at a restaurant next door . He had a wobble on the way home. I'm bad....
     
  8. yachtsmanbill

    yachtsmanbill Well-Known Member



    A lot goes into a chinabearing or a good one. Its a crap shoot either way... ws

    https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf...DCAk&uact=5#kpvalbx=_VLdzX_7EI8q3tAai1qnIBg16
     
  9. newmexguy

    newmexguy Well-Known Member

    Most buy on price alone. That would explain Wal-Mart and the whole chinesium thing.
     
  10. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    Virtually all bearings (I'm referring to roller and ball bearings) have a standard number. Bearings were standardized before nuts and bolts were.
     

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