Rear Wheel Bearing Installation Question

[Fishcop]

I've just received my new rear bearings (great service by the way... 5 days to Australia).

The old ones appear to have possibly had some kind of bearing "locker" on the exterior surface, something like red locktite perhaps.

My question is... should I use a locking compound also, or is the interference fit (bearings are in the freezer) sufficient? What have you guys done?

Cheers

[RoninLB]

Originally posted by Fishcop

I've just received my new rear bearings

should I use a locking compound also, or is the interference fit (bearings are in the freezer) sufficient?

I haven't ever red about anyone using it around here.

I guess they are SKF? I wonder what SKF would say?

[Fishcop]

I guess that's a thought Ron. Wrong time of night here to call though

Yep, they are SKF. I can't say that the ones I've removed are the originals, but they are FAG and have a depression around the circumference that seemed to have a red coloured "sealant" that was not elastic in nature...

[IROC]

I have part of the old inner race out of one of my rear wheel bearings on my desk here at work - it's an SKF bearing.

Anyway, this fit is an interference fit - not locking "sealant" is required.

Mike

[Fishcop]

Thanks Mike

But it appears I'll have to do something... I just did a test fit, and I can insert and remove the new bearing by hand at room temperature, there ain't no interference

From what I've found in searches, the SKF bearings are fractionally smaller than the FAG equivalent.

[IROC]

Hmmm...interesting. I froze my bearing and it still needed some persuasion to install. My application was a '76, but I thought '69 and later used the same rear wheel bearing configuration. Maybe it's the steel trailing arm?

Sorry I'm not much more help...

Mike

[Fishcop]

Anyone else??