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Want to be sure folks understand that bearings and races are sold either together or the races and bearings can be sold separately which are matched through manufacturing practices. So we would never use a bearing from one company and the race from another as an example.
Expensive bearings can be lapped as a matched set but this is not what I am referring to.
JimLast edited by Guest; 03-22-2020, 05:01 PM.
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Originally posted by plastictires View Post
Just my experience but while you often can get bearings with races included, they are not necessarily "matched". Maybe some real expensive ones but not ones you'd get at a parts store. While bearings and races can be purchased separately it is usually preferable to buy the set so both are new. HOWEVER - either way, one should ALWAYS replace a race with a new one when a new bearing is installed.
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I just recently replaced all of my bearings and races with brand new Timken brand. The bearings and races are sold separately and are not a match set in a single box. They are the same brand and are designed to work together. Personally, I do not believe you can find a better bearing manufacture. Their reputation is well deserved.
I agree with what was stated previously. If you are cleaning, checking, and repacking your bearings it is OK to use the same race if you have found no flaws with the bearing. However, if you are replacing the bearings you should also replace the race so that you have a new set combined.
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2016 RAM 3500 Dually
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Originally posted by vonzoog View PostI just recently replaced all of my bearings and races with brand new Timken brand. The bearings and races are sold separately and are not a match set in a single box. They are the same brand and are designed to work together. Personally, I do not believe you can find a better bearing manufacture. Their reputation is well deserved.
I agree with what was stated previously. If you are cleaning, checking, and repacking your bearings it is OK to use the same race if you have found no flaws with the bearing. However, if you are replacing the bearings you should also replace the race so that you have a new set combined.Forum moderators are not GD employees--we are volunteers and owners presumably just like yourself. Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, we have nothing to gain should you choose to purchase a product or engage a service we discuss on this forum.
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2019 F350 6.7L Long Bed Crew Cab
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Showing my age......but thinking back to when I was a kid , we always tried to save at least one of the bearing sets and a set of seals to have as a spare just in case we needed it somewhere away from home like the side of the road! In those days we didn’t have nitrate gloves and we used good old hi-test leaded gasoline to clean hubs and bearings with! I worked weekends at a garage and did oil changes, lube jobs, bearings on mostly trucks( tandem dump trucks) I got paid 50 cents for a lube job 🥴Keith and Diane
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2017 Ram 3500 SRW Cummins Mega Cab
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Originally posted by Kksfish View PostShowing my age......but thinking back to when I was a kid , we always tried to save at least one of the bearing sets and a set of seals to have as a spare just in case we needed it somewhere away from home like the side of the road! In those days we didn’t have nitrate gloves and we used good old hi-test leaded gasoline to clean hubs and bearings with! I worked weekends at a garage and did oil changes, lube jobs, bearings on mostly trucks( tandem dump trucks) I got paid 50 cents for a lube job 🥴
BrianBrian & Michelle
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2022 Chevy 3500HD
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Originally posted by Dan Charna View PostWe take delivery of our TT in about 3 weeks. What type of grease does GD use. I was told not to mix?
I believe you'll want to reference this list. (When you get your trailer crawl underneath and you'll see labels attached which will tell you exactly what is on your trailer.)
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Originally posted by Kksfish View PostShowing my age......but thinking back to when I was a kid , we always tried to save at least one of the bearing sets and a set of seals to have as a spare just in case we needed it somewhere away from home like the side of the road! In those days we didn’t have nitrate gloves and we used good old hi-test leaded gasoline to clean hubs and bearings with! I worked weekends at a garage and did oil changes, lube jobs, bearings on mostly trucks( tandem dump trucks) I got paid 50 cents for a lube job 🥴Jerry and Kelly Powell, with Halo, Nash, Reid, Cleo, Rosie, and the two newest additions Shaggy and Bella..
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Originally posted by Dan Charna View PostWe take delivery of our TT in about 3 weeks. What type of grease does GD use. I was told not to mix?
BrianBrian & Michelle
2018 Reflection 29RS
2022 Chevy 3500HD
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Originally posted by Country Campers View PostI have a needle attachment for a grease gun that I use instead of hand packing or a bearing packer. Nice simple tool and very little mess or clean up.
Here is a sample , I can not remember where I got mine from...https://locknlube.com/products/greas...All%20products
I have just did mine a few weeks ago , actually installed all new bearings , when greasing the bearing i just set it down in the cone and used the needle to grease between each bearing. When fully grease i just rotated the bearing in the cone to insure that all was coated.
Brian2121 Momentum 31G towed by 2017 Ford F-250 SuperDuty / Gale Banks
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