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OT - New One piece Bearings versus two piece style

What's the deal with bearings?

I went to replace a bearing in my old trencher machine and it was a bearing and a race.

The new replacement bearing is all one piece.

Besides not knowing how to put the thing back together, I'm wondering why this is now the situation.

The old roller type bearing was pressed on the axle with a retainer ring behind it. And I see no way to do this with a one piece bearing.

I'm guessing that the new bearing must be installed on the hub, along with the seals, and then the axle slid through all this?

Is this correct?

It's always something...

Reply to
stone
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Like they sent you the wrong bearing??

Ken.

Reply to
Ken Davey

No doubt. You'll have to take the old race and bearing to a place that sells bearing and ask them to match them. McMaster Carr has most, not all, sizes. Or, you can ask your parts place to try again.

Karl

Reply to
Karl Townsend

taper roller bearings are still in two parts. is the new one a parallel roller?

Reply to
Stealth Pilot

It must be parallel. It was definitely one piece.

I did send it back and found another one at a Bearings Inc.

It is a tapered roller bearing. And it's a good thing to know that these only come in two parts.

I was almost ready to try to make this 'work'. Thanks.

It's kind of amazing how you can agonize over things looking for a solution. But then the light goes on, hey, it's the wrong part.

All the numbers were right, but it was the wrong part. It's always something.

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stone

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