 Timken Rear Wheel Bearings, What's In The Box ? |
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| 914Sixer |
 Feb 11 2022, 11:06 AM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 9,124 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Though this might be interesting. Got two Timken wheel wheel bearings in. Same box, same part number 513106. One would think you would be getting the same parts. Wrong again. One bearing was SNR from France and the other was FAG from Slovakia. Both known manufacturers but in the global economy no telling what will appear in the box. Even saw the same Timken bearings saying made in China.
Timken used to be a top line USA bearing manufacturer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Attached image(s)    
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| mate914 |
Feb 12 2022, 11:43 AM
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Matt Group: Members Posts: 844 Joined: 27-February 09 From: Eagles mere, PA Member No.: 10,102 Region Association: North East States
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I can not figure out how a part can be made cheaper and with in factory specs that is also shipped from half way around the world on a boat? I bet the people making these parts are not paid well enough to care about quality...
Bring good jobs back, and medications and how about some real F*^$ing gas! My last two cents... Matt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
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| Superhawk996 |
Feb 12 2022, 01:55 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,038 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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QUOTE(mate914 @ Feb 12 2022, 12:43 PM)  I bet the people making these parts are not paid well enough to care about quality... High quality bearings come out of plants all over the world. I've see more than one instance where those in foreign plants were more concerned about quality than those is USA. With respect to shipping costs, that equation is quickly reversing itself with container shipping rates going to all time highs. Expect that to affect everyting you buy that is imported regardless of where in the world it is coming from. https://www.ft.com/content/ad5e1a80-cecf-4b...35-ee50be9adfc6 Attached image(s) 
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914Sixer Timken Rear Wheel Bearings Feb 11 2022, 11:06 AM
horizontally-opposed Great post, and interesting.
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