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PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:27 pm 
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Hi folks, just pulled apart my newly bought disc brakes, have got timken bearings in them. They look ok but I am going to replace them anyway to be sure. Is there a better brand to go for or are they an ok brand?
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Timkens ARE the best. They invented the tapered roller bearing... :wink:
There are other brands (some no-name) around now, they are cheaper but I doubt as well made.
If you replace them, buy them as a kit. The spacer between them is hand selected to match the 2 bearings in the kit. Buy loose industrial bearings, and you will have to mess with spacer thicknesses probably. Not good unless you know what you are doing...

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Thanks DRMINI, had a feeling they were ok, just wanted to make sure before I got some tomorrow :wink:
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Timkens ARE the best. They invented the tapered roller bearing... :wink:
There are other brands (some no-name) around now, they are cheaper but I doubt as well made.
If you replace them, buy them as a kit. The spacer between them is hand selected to match the 2 bearings in the kit. Buy loose industrial bearings, and you will have to mess with spacer thicknesses probably. Not good unless you know what you are doing...


listen to the doc.... buy cheap japanese bearings... :)

especially in the clutch... :P

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cush wrote:
listen to the doc.... buy cheap japanese bearings... :)

especially in the clutch... :P

NOT... :lol:
That's another story, we won't go there... :wink:

Hey I thought some Jap bearings were crap, but Chinese ones are infinitely worse... their ball bearings usually have end float when new!!! :shock:

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i think i meant chinese.... which ever ones you always go on about lasting for 5 minutes... :)

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cush wrote:
i think i meant chinese.... which ever ones you always go on about lasting for 5 minutes... :)


did I hear that right CUSH Thought........ :shock: SUPRISED :shock: .........some things have to happen occasionally i guess

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he's thinking now about a response...wait for it..

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:!: :!: WAITING :!: :!:
:idea: :?: Lucky I wasn't holding my breath or I would have died

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is that fettucini i can smell?


nope.. it's sulphur.... :oops:

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what kinda comeback was that.... surley we were meant to be talking about wheel bearings. Another Cush can't read the title moment perhaps?

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