Richard Young Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Evening all, (TR6 resto) Got the diff taken apart and now thinking about sourcing parts.Rimmers do a bearing kit incl. all bearings/seals....I know there are 'bearings' and 'bearings'...not sure what make Rimmers use)..would I be ok using them does one think?....or can someone recommend a source. Thanks in advance Richard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Honestly?.??? Get rhp/ntn bearings from the usual sources....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Richard, it would be wise to use top quality bearings. Moss have alternatives - one at £15 and the other at £75. Guess which one would last longer. http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-model/triumph/tr5-6/clutch-transmission-drivetrain/axles-differentials/rear-axle-b62f33.html Compare the Rimmer prices with the Moss prices and see if there is an apparent quality difference, Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
astontr6 Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Richard, Tom has got it right use RHP now owned by NSK who are an international manufacture or NTN etc. Do not use any cheap Moss or Rimmer bearings and as a guide only use ones that are properly marked on the outside. There are counterfeit brand name ones out there as well, its a mine field! In my view based on my own tool room engineering experience, its a job for a specialist of known performance because of the type of equipment required and the knowledge of how to use them as you are working to very close tolerances. I must stress this point as there has been a lot of threads on this subject where people have fallen foul, including some members in our group. Lastly are you certain that you do not need a new CW& P? Bruce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Young Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Thanks all for advice....minefield indeed. R. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriumphV8 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Yes minefield, many have opinions, some experience in diff repair and only very few swap between those different bearings when repair and get reliable results from that. If you remember that trouble of the V8 Simon you might come to the conclusion that besides the bearings a lot else can go wrong. Wrong preload for the bearings is bad and worse for the cheap bearings. So many fails might be blamed on the bearing quality but are more related to wrong settings and fitment. For me myself I tend to use NTN or RHP like Tom recommended -fit and forget- But for some clubmates I did the job with the normal bearing sets. That is a special situation because only the diff has to be removed and I do the work for free. Than Cheap Charly makes sense, too. If the repair has to be paid fully the more expensive quality bearings do not play that role in the whole expense and should be preferred. I never had a failure of the cheap ones but to be honest most people drive their TRs only 1000 miles per year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ford Prefect Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Moss only use Timken or NTN bearings in their diff rebuild kits and the 100422 bearing is the correct 15100SR/15245 bearing by Timken. Rogers comments regarding difference in price of the carrier bearings is due to the expensive one being Timken and the other being NTN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Young Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Thanks Andreas...very interesting comments and also input by Mr. Prefect. I think I know which way to move on this now...or do I? Richard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 We use a guy in Leicester who used to rebuild the diff's for one of the TR suppliers (no names) but he stopped doing the work when the supplier insisted on supplying all the parts (the bearings he described as something out of a cheap washing machine) yet expected him to warranty the work! Good TR diff bearings last a long time and saving a few pence at rebuild time is a false economy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT6M Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Wot makes ye think that new bearings are needed are they worn, scored or some thing else If look good, and run silent wen cleaned up an spun up then use the OE ones in Diff Generally, a olde diff that stood for ages, an no turned owa, then the rollers an race get stuk t,gether, and when parted, / turned, there is an indent left in race,and rollers If they look ok, sound OK, then re use, M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Young Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi Richard, it would be wise to use top quality bearings. Moss have alternatives - one at £15 and the other at £75. Guess which one would last longer. http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-model/triumph/tr5-6/clutch-transmission-drivetrain/axles-differentials/rear-axle-b62f33.html Compare the Rimmer prices with the Moss prices and see if there is an apparent quality difference, Roger Thanks Roger....think will go with your advice (Moss) and take the higher value choice.(Timken).Never tackled a diff rebuild before but lots of info online and I think I can get my head round it all.I'm a piano engineer by trade so used to lots of detailed measuring etc... also Ed's rebuild pages are never far away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi Richard, not sure bit there may also be a Buckeye write up on it as well. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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