Can You Use a Conventional Bearing Set with Wheel End Spacer Kit?

Рет қаралды 2,303

Күн бұрын

For heavy duty wheel bearings, there is an option to use pre-adjusted wheel bearing sets with cone spacers in place of conventional wheel bearing sets.
Bower Pre-Adjusted Wheel-End Kits are designed for the repeatable, consistent, and accurate installation of heavy duty wheel bearings without the need for manual adjustment of bearing endplay, saving time and reducing the margin for installation error.
We are often asked if conventional wheel bearing sets can be used with the cone spacer. Learn the answer in this heavy duty tech tip video.
Learn More at: PowerofBower.com

Пікірлер: 8

@jamiebrock7157 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video. was wondering if you can remove the cone spacer on pre-adjusted wheel bearing set and manually adjust end play?

@BowerBearings Жыл бұрын

Yes. You can delete the cone spacer and manually adjust pre-set bearings without issue. What you can't do is use a cone spacer with a standard bearing set. If you do choose to use a spacer, you need to use it with pre-set bearings.

@jamiebrock7157 Жыл бұрын

@@BowerBearings wow thank you for the fast reply and thank you so much for the information

@user-bk7wu1eb4w 7 ай бұрын

Question what happens if I forget to put the spacer and still torque the preset not to 300ft pounds?

@BowerBearings 7 ай бұрын

Forgetting the spacer and torqueing to 300 lb ft would result in the incorrect bearing end-play adjustment. This will cause premature failure of the wheel bearings which will result in costly downtime and could even cause a wheel-off incident. Proper bearing torque procedures are critical to reliability and safety. If you there is no spacer in use, you need to follow TMC RP618 to ensure a properly adjusted bearing. Check out our video on Heavy Duty Wheel Bearing Installation and Adjustment for more info: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9OUiZmLu8qVlKc.html

@user-bk7wu1eb4w 7 ай бұрын

@@BowerBearings thank you for replying. So I took the wheel off and yes the spacer was there I just got confused since I did it quick but still wonder what happens if you don’t put the spacer and still torque it the wheel probably won’t spin correct?

@BowerBearings 7 ай бұрын

@@user-bk7wu1eb4w The wheel would probably still spin at that torque setting, but it would be feel very tight and would have no end-play.

@user-bk7wu1eb4w 7 ай бұрын

@@BowerBearings thanks for replying I just ended up taking it apart to double check I feel better knowing that it is in there and it is properly adjusted. Too much liability on bearings

0:35

Assemble a Double Taper bearing with spacer

Mr.Experience.

Рет қаралды 11 М.