Not car related, I'm in the middle of rebuilding my mountain bike rear hub which has 'cartridge' bearings. Unfortunately I can't
buy direct from the hub manufacturer and the local bike shops are providing poor service, so I'm trying to get the right bits direct from a
bearing supplier.
They're marked up on the dust covers as 6001 and 6002 (they are two different sizes), are these codes universal - I.e. can I just source some
6001/6002 bearings elsewhere and safely assume they'll be the same dimensions?
I don't know about the codes, but I did think it was fairly simple to take the relevant measurements (or even the bearing itself) to a bearing supplier and get a suitable replacement?
Yup. Those sizes are standard. Check for any other letters too as they denote any sheilding.
I use simplybearings and bearingbrothers.
IMH(old) O Yes, but with variations
Ie a 6001 will alwaysbe 12mm ID 28mm OD but you may get different specs for dust oil sealing etc
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Originally posted by owelly
Yup. Those sizes are standard. Check for any other letters too as they denote any sheilding.
I use simplybearings and bearingbrothers.
i take any bearings into my local bearing services they generally offer a better replacement, the last ones i got were a set of four for a german made trailer they produced four bearings no problem then said you would be better with this other set but they are expensive a £16 a set of four! guess his expensive and mine are way different
I've gone with the tip of SimplyBearings and, because I spent summer holidays factory in Barnsley packaging them up many years ago, bought some Koyo ones! Hope they prove to be decent quality :-)
with rubber sealed bearing, it is helpful to remove the dust seal - prise off with tiny jewellers screwdriver - and pack with grease.
also you know that to press them in, you press on the outer race not on the inner. use a suitably size socket or the old bearing race.
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Originally posted by 02GF74
with rubber sealed bearing, it is helpful to remove the dust seal - prise off with tiny jewellers screwdriver - and pack with grease.
also you know that to press them in, you press on the outer race not on the inner. use a suitably size socket or the old bearing race.