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Good vs cheap rear sami wheel bearings?

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Offline zuki1018

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Good vs cheap rear sami wheel bearings?
« on: May 12, 2012, 06:36:46 AM »
Just wondering where you source your rear bearings/retainers from?  Local parts house is $50 each bearing only. Major Sami venders are like $40 and some others are like $12-20. 

Opinions on if I should stick to a particular brand... or a price range?

Also can someone explain how the larger hole "backing plates" benefit things ?  TIA
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Offline mrfuelish

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Re: Good vs cheap rear sami wheel bearings?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2012, 12:11:10 PM »
well you probably don't  want a 12.00 Dollar bearing, those plates are in the pic are allot easier to carry a spare axle around than having a backing plate hooked to it and you do not have to mess with the brake lines and bleed them.
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Re: Good vs cheap rear sami wheel bearings?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2012, 01:13:34 PM »
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Re: Good vs cheap rear sami wheel bearings?
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2012, 11:05:37 AM »
Just make my own backing plates by cutting up a spare set of drum brakes.  :D
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Re: Good vs cheap rear sami wheel bearings?
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2012, 11:27:07 AM »
"Cheap" bearings will cost you far more in the end.  I'm on my third set and one of them is going bad!  >:(

I'd stick with a well known brand (Timkin or National).  Some of the Japanese bearings are OK but you never know.  Don't cheap out on the seals either.  A significant leak will eventually contaminate the brake shoes/pads (if you don't catch it soon enough).   
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