Bearings for sprocket hub

[Thom Kelly]

In an attempt to tighten up my drive sprockets on my OC3 I've discovered the bearings were shot, they're stamped Bowers 369 s and 368 a are these numbers good? The reason I ask is that they slid right off the spindle I was under the impression that they were press fit.  Thanx for any reply.....Thom

[ozzy]

Thom, I redid my final drives and installed new bearings last summer. I dont believe I had to press on and off any of the bearings. If I remember corectly I only had a little tusle with the bearingd on one of the driveshafts.  OZZY

[Blake Malkamaki]

Are the bearings ok except that they are loose on the shaft? If so, clean up the shaft and inner race and loctite them on the shaft.

[Thom Kelly]

The inner bearing is fairly sloppy but the outer one the roller pins all fell out. I saved all the pieces just in case I HAD to reuse them. The inner race, if they're not a pressed fit, seem to be alright the bearings slide on and off with just a little resistance.

[ozzy]

Thom, Sounds about like mine were. I bought new bearings from Zimmerman and put it back together and havnt had any problems. The trunion nuts shold be checked periodically. It is a common problem that some times they can come loose.