Re: Do you all think autozone bearings are undersized?
[Re: elmor353]
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06/08/17 11:36 AM
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thirty thou smaller is definitely not going to work. even an identical size of "x" [where id. and od. are the same] is a press fit, but not much of one. on the bearing in question, was it exchanged for another and the exchange measured ? in my 55+years of playing with this junk [instead of the smart thing, being playing with tiddlywinks] i have seen all kinds of mismarked, misboxed, misprinted parts catalogs and computer programs that anything is possible when it comes to ordering parts. with out comparing the parts you need with others, a blanket statement about sizing can not be accurately made. as has been said, bearings and seals are made by someone other than the retailer, and those parts are made to a universal sizing standard. you can even go to an industrial bearing place and get the bearing and seal you need, providing you have the [correct] numbers, as those places rely on the standardization of numbers being od., id., and thickness, as well as being a sealed or non sealed bearing, instead of the application, be it industrial, automotive, or other use.
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Re: Do you all think autozone bearings are undersized?
[Re: Hoop]
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06/08/17 02:33 PM
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Rock Auto shows the bearings for $7-18. Order one and be done.
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Re: Do you all think autozone bearings are undersized?
[Re: mgoblue9798]
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06/08/17 04:44 PM
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Just my two cents, but for my vehicles I will only use Timken bearings. Open the box and check before you buy it. The last Timken I bought turned out to be a generic bearing in a Timken box. There was no writing what so ever on the bearing. Could have been from anywhere. Would have been somewhat cheaper to just buy the junk chinese bearing instead of the same junk masquerading as a Timken.
Last edited by GomangoCuda; 06/08/17 04:45 PM.
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Re: Do you all think autozone bearings are undersized?
[Re: mopars4ever]
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06/08/17 06:51 PM
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I would surely would rather use a NOS mopar bearing before using a Duralast bearing. Probably made in China. Did you get the info for the undersize bearing from the autozone website? This is the review that was left. It apparently was for a Ford Mustang.
"This bearing does not fit Mustang 8" or small bearing 9"
Beware. This bearing is undersized by a whole bunch. If you try to press it on your axle without checking to see if it fits first, it will fly apart and possibly injure you. Maybe the ones I got were in the wrong box or mismarked or something, but they were in their sealed package.
The bearing should be a 0.002" to 0.003" press fit. There is no way it will go on the axle without breaking.
Pros: It is shiny when you take it out of the box
Cons: The ID of the bearing is almost 0.030" (THIRTY THOUSANDTHS!!!) undersized" Got one today from autozone that I had in the link & it was oversized, put it down on axel & its got room to move, loose on it, so I got to take it back, So I'm going to go with advance so I can get it next day! https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/nati...rear#fragment-3
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Re: Do you all think autozone bearings are undersized?
[Re: slantzilla]
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06/08/17 07:16 PM
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Rock Auto shows the bearings for $7-18. Order one and be done. Done that once, Had a shop press it on & my rim was getting too hot even with brakes backed all the way off, after pulling axel out, the retainer ring looks a little side ways too me & I ask a guy at another shop in town, it looked a little sideways to him too, So I'm getting new one to go on again at a deff. shop, so I'll go with another brand at advance auto so I can get it next day!.. If the lowers priced NOS ones on e-bay had the retainer rig I may would of went with one of them!
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