Front Wheel Bearings Surprise
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Front Wheel Bearings Surprise
So, I removed my forks to get ready to change the lower fork sliders and fork oil, plus I need a new tire. I thought as long as everything is disassembled, I might as well change the front wheel bearings. I was surprised to see the old ABS bearing was manufactured in Canada. It's surprising because I thought the 9252 bearings were all manufactured in China. I have no idea where the old non-ABS bearing was manufactured, though. A little less surprising was that the new bearings (9252A and 9276B) were manufactured in South Korea, not in China. BTW, both old bearings felt and looked fine to me. Oh, well...
Road Warrior
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From: Arkansas
I've got All ***** bearings coming today and plan to replace my front bearings this afternoon. Mine are the original bearings with a little over 37k on them and they are noisy as hell. I'm interested to see where the old and new bearings are made.
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I went with All ***** when I changed them out after powder coating my wheels. I've yet to hear about a failure with All *****.
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Road Warrior
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From: SETx
When the time comes I'll be cross referencing mine with a bearing supplier and getting American made Timken bearings.
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