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wheel bearings
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:15 am
by stimpy
has anyone have found a differnce in wheel bearing manufactors??
when I raced and maintained the car I thought and was told that timkens and skf where the best and had the lowest drag , whats your opinion ??
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:11 am
by Gator
Timken, (my experience.)
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:57 pm
by wheelzman
Timken, especially the ones I made.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:22 pm
by moteasdad
I have always used timken ,and tried different kinds of packing grease in the bearing and hub. What drag weight are you looking for ?
I was told by an old timer petroleum jelly was what he used ,so i gave it a shot and liked it .But keep in mind you will have to check the hubs frequently.
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:37 am
by stimpy
mostly looking for durability , I have heard that skf is now making there bearings elsewhere and their has been problems with cratering and flaking , as for the drag as little as possible , we used to use crisco and check every round ( I had a grease gun filled with the stuff ) and replaced them every 3 race sessions, timken I know for a long time has had a good finish but they are hard to get for certain apps.