HF wheel bearing question

[RogHodge]

I pulled the hubs off my axle and one side was toast.
I drove the races out and they appear to be the same. Are they? My hunch is that the bearing and race is the same inner and outer- I thought I should post the question here because I will get better information than the HF call center- if history is any indication.
Thanks

[madjack]

Rog, if you look in Steve's collection of info at the top of this section and scroll down, he has compilled a bunch of info on HF bearings...you may find what you want listed there.........
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=11178
madjack

[BILLYL]

Rog-

From a similiar experience - the race and the bearing are the same. I found that if you call HF parts - tell them the model of trailer you have and order 2 bearings for each side (they come with the race) And don't forget to order some seals............

Good Luck

[RogHodge]

Thanks- I saw that before but failed to review it. I notice that you “Need 2 Bearings per wheel 4 per trailer.â€

[bobhenry]

Any farm store will have the bearings and/or even a extra hub. I broke down in full view of a mom and pop farm store and they pulled the entire hub assembly out from under the counter.

[Toytaco2]

Rog, I don't envy you the HF bearing and seal "circus" that you may have to go through, but, I think all of us who choose to go with that frame must do it. I ended up not even using the el-cheapo Chinese HF bearings and bought all new high quality units at about $20 per bearing (race is included with the bearing) and, yes, 4 sets are required. But, I should be good to go for a long time with proper maintenance. The seals can be tough to find. Here's a link to a post I made which tells the story. http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=30022&highlight=

Hope this helps, and Good Luck,
Mike

[Arne]

Bearings and seals are universal world wide, like spark plugs.. if you pop out the seal and measure it, any bearing supply place can provide it. It is not 'unusual...