Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Originally Posted By: Blkstanger
Don't reuse old bearings on new races. They will fail, Just a matter of when. Go buy a new bearing and race SET. Yeah it's a little more work but it's the right way to do the job.
FWIW Ford sells the races and bearings separately on the taper roller style. So they are not a matched set from the manufacturer.
Right.
SERIOUS tempest in a teacup here. There's absolutely nothing wrong with reinstalling *good* (not damaged!) rollers and inner race on a new outer race in a new rotor (or drum... that's how far back I've been doing it). Its standard procedure on many vehicles... Provided you follow the installation procedure. Tighten center nut to specified torque and TURN THE ROTOR a few turns to seat everything, then BACK OFF as specified to set the clearance. If you feel any uneven dragging when turning with the nut torqued, THEN there's a problem with the race not being pressed straight.