Model A Rear Wheel Bearing

[C26Pinelake]

Has anyone had any luck on buying the grease seal for the rear wheels at any local stores?

It might cost a few bucks more but you can buy the entire package at Snyders. Sometimes all the running around does not justify the small amount of money saved. Wayne

 

[Bud]

The spiral rollers were made for a specific purpose, and grease was a distant second. These are shock-absorbing roller bearings. When the wheel hit a pothole or other obstruction, instead of a high contact stress seen at the rollers, the spiral roller elongates (it is a spring) thus reducing the stress. Modern bearings are solid because it is just less expensive to make them that way. But with better roads, perhaps it is a wash. The shock absorbing roller bearing is another quality feature of Model A's.

 

[Larry Jenkins]

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