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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: jcassity on September 06, 2013, 08:18:03 AM

Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: jcassity on September 06, 2013, 08:18:03 AM
has anyone seen a front wheel bearing where the outter bearing retainer (or cage) is made of plastic?

My son has these up front and was wondering about them.
never seen this before.
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: TheFoeYouKnow on September 06, 2013, 08:29:39 AM
That's how mine were before I replaced them last year.  It seems to me that the factory outers were like that, but all the replacements I've ever seen were steel.
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: EricCoolCats on September 06, 2013, 08:41:04 AM
Yes, factory were plastic on some model years. When they go bad they make a howl which is incredible. :)
Replacements are all steel, thankfully.
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: jcassity on September 06, 2013, 11:23:18 AM
interesting,,

i examined the spindal, i am going to slide on an inner race and see if it binds up.  if it does not due to wear allowing the existing inner race to "spool" round, then i will likely have to add some form of shim stock to put the inner race back in a stationary bind.

otherwise, another less worn set of spindals are required.

on my white coug, i repaired both of them up front like this using a piece of copper wire laid on spindal where the inner bearing inner race will reside, like you would situate "plasti gauge" on a journal.

i used a tiny piece of 18awg single strand and it seemed to bind up the inner race really nice.,, but i had to use a dead blow to get the rotor on,  thats fine though because the copper flattened out im sure and the rotor sounded really nice when done.
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 06, 2013, 03:22:05 PM
Ive seen them on trailers when they fail. I replace them with all steel. I got good stock spindles if you want them.
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: jcassity on September 06, 2013, 03:32:55 PM
hmm, thats two things you got that i could use.
pm me with cost and to include that cruise cable kit.,,, thanks!!!
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: Kitz Kat on September 06, 2013, 03:43:42 PM
You make the price shipped, I'm pretty set at what it cost to ship.
Title: TImkin bearing with plastic retainer
Post by: jcassity on September 06, 2013, 04:01:48 PM
pm sent