Bearing mistake
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Instructor
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From: Oklahoma City Oklahoma
St. Jude Donor '14
Bearing mistake
I know which set of bearings are dr side and ps side but I think I got my rotors mixed up...dang!
Risk them being the proper side or replace with new? I am such a moron!
Risk them being the proper side or replace with new? I am such a moron!
Drifting
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I'm assuming you removed the rivets and took the rotors off the hubs.
Get a dial indicator and try different "clocking" points on each rotor/hub combination to find the minimum runout position.
Or did you take the roller cages out of the hub, leaving the bearing races in place? The races and roller cages should be a matched set, so you should not mix them up.
But your chances are 50/50 to get them right. Not bad odds, perhaps.
Get a dial indicator and try different "clocking" points on each rotor/hub combination to find the minimum runout position.
Or did you take the roller cages out of the hub, leaving the bearing races in place? The races and roller cages should be a matched set, so you should not mix them up.
But your chances are 50/50 to get them right. Not bad odds, perhaps.
Race Director
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
I don't think there's a way of telling which is which at this point. Were it me, I'd replace the bearings and races with new. Under $50 and another lesson learned. We all make these type mistakes.
Race Director
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
The only thing that my save u from renewing the bearings that I can think of wud be some tell tale sign like paint or grease that wud be on the rotor end (non-pad portion obviously) and perhaps the dust shield for instance. A long shot but u never know.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
If you bought the bearings at the same time and they are from the same manufacturer, chances are they were made at the same time and the differences between them are microscopic. That doesn't mean that they will live as long as if they were kept as sets. But, if the bearing clearances are correct, they might work well for many years. Those bearings are NOT stressed very much, relative to thei design capabilities.
If you check and find that free movement is within tolerance...and it were ME..., I'd leave them alone and keep an eye on them for a while. If no problems, why ask for more trouble by opening them up again?
Obviously, if you find that there is excess movement and/or runout in the bearings, it's time to go back in....
If you check and find that free movement is within tolerance...and it were ME..., I'd leave them alone and keep an eye on them for a while. If no problems, why ask for more trouble by opening them up again?
Obviously, if you find that there is excess movement and/or runout in the bearings, it's time to go back in....
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