Now go look at the picture for the BCA bearing. Or even the Quality-Built.What do you mean no markings? Do you have one on hand?
Now go look at the picture for the BCA bearing. Or even the Quality-Built.What do you mean no markings? Do you have one on hand?
Not sure how much one can go by the pictures RA is using. I just did a quick check and Timken, Shaeffler, Quality-Built, BCA and maybe others show NTN Canada markings.Now go look at the picture for the BCA bearing. Or even the Quality-Built.
It's because those companies just buy the bearing from NTN and repackage them.Not sure how much one can go by the pictures RA is using. I just did a quick check and Timken, Shaeffler, Quality-Built, BCA and maybe others show NTN Canada markings.
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SKF website shows what appears to be the same picture of their bearing, no marking on it either. So Perhaps RA is using proper pictures.
An anecdote is not data.Timken isn’t what it used to be, one failed on me after few years. It would go with SKF.
I don't like either and would try to find a jap brand.Timken isn’t what it used to be, one failed on me after few years. It would go with SKF.
As longs as QC is the same as in other SKF factories, that is irrelevant.No markings on the SKF. Made in China?
Probably... Depends who's doing the QC! For real important expensive stuff, pipes and valves for oil refineries, nuclear plants, lots of contracts have a no China/India suppliers policy. Just not worth it as there's so many places where basic QC can be skipped or faked, or just done wrong. And having a bad shipment of pipes with a slightly off alloy mixture can cost 6-7 figures a day until something useable is supplied.As longs as QC is the same as in other SKF factories, that is irrelevant.
I used ATE rotors Made in China on BMW. 35,000 miles, 5-6000 on track, and replaced them bcs. I had Zimmerman rotors lying around and decided to upgrade brakes this summer, so did not want those Zimmermans to go to waste.Probably... Depends who's doing the QC! For real important expensive stuff, pipes and valves for oil refineries, nuclear plants, lots of contracts have a no China/India suppliers policy. Just not worth it as there's so many places where basic QC can be skipped or faked, or just done wrong. And having a bad shipment of pipes with a slightly off alloy mixture can cost 6-7 figures a day until something useable is supplied.
Car wheel bearings aren't so critical of course, but for near equal dollars a western country supplier would be preferred.
I don't think QC analyzes the metallurgy of the steel used in the balls or races, but I could be wrong.As longs as QC is the same as in other SKF factories, that is irrelevant.
I'm sure it will be fine and go for quite a while, hopefully you will get some trouble free miles in now.I bearing I got installed on the driver front knuckle was a National Bearing from Orielly Auto Parts. It was the best bearing they had available for the car. My mechanic only had a short window in which to work on the car so ordering online wasn't feasible.
For a bearing manufacturer they sure would, good QC program would cover all materials and processes, training and certifications for almost all employees, tool and testing calibrations, basically the whole process from raw materials to packaging, and maybe even shipping. Checking metallurgy from a reliable steel supplier it might only be a few times a year though, as the bearing manufacturer could trust their suppliers QC certifications. If they were making helicopter rotor bearings then they would probably check almost everything on every piece made. Car wheel bearings, they might grab a couple every shift and see how tolerances are adding up?I don't think QC analyzes the metallurgy of the steel used in the balls or races, but I could be wrong.