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Bearing manufactures - Howard Wright - 22-10-2020
Hi All
I’ve used RHP bearings on the Brookfields engine and I’m contemplating a rear axle build in the near future.
What make of bearings do forum members recommend for axles, RHP again?
Cheers
Howard
RE: Bearing manufactures - Nick Turley - 22-10-2020
Definitely
RE: Bearing manufactures - Charles P - 22-10-2020
SKF
FAG
NSK (who own RHP)
...to name but three
Tony Press will give you a professional view when it's not dark on his side of the planet
Charles
RE: Bearing manufactures - Tony Press - 23-10-2020
(22-10-2020, 04:52 PM)Charles P Wrote: SKF
FAG
NSK (who own RHP)
...to name but three
Tony Press will give you a professional view when it's not dark on his side of the planet
Charles
Any well known brand as above but the SKF bearing company has recently issued a warning about counterfeit bearings- so only buy from reputable suppliers.
Genuine bearings - particularly roller bearing- won't be cheap.
Some years back our Spares people cleverly bought up some old stock of original Ransome and Marles, SKF etcetera bearings.
RE: Bearing manufactures - Howard Wright - 24-10-2020
Thanks Nick, Charles and Tony
It is good to have RHP confirmed as a bearing of choice. I am surprised by the variation in cost of bearings not necessarily due to dodgy copies being cheaper. I bought some 1 1/4” LJT diff bearings recently and the prices ranged from £54 up to £78 before tax. And it was a cherished supplier that was the cheapest!
One final question. I bought bearings described as 1 1//4 LJT but on offer were both 14 1/1/4” LJT and 16 11/4 LJT. Not being a mechanical engineer I’m assuming that the 14 and 16 are numbers of balls in the cage. But I’d be interested in a more informed answer.
Cheers
Howard
RE: Bearing manufactures - Charles P - 24-10-2020
Bearing prices vary massively because it's an industry with habitual hefty retail mark ups thrust upon the unwary.
Always shop around but as Tony said, beware cheap SKF stuff from sources that have no reputation to protect. I usually favour Simplybearings or Bearingboys as first places to look but there are other very good vendors, including decent cherished suppliers.
Charles