C-7 fan hub bearing
After reading the post about the bearing failure on the C-7 fan hub, I was just going to take a poll who has had a similar problem or is this a more isolated problem. I know forums bring out people wh...
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I posted this on the other thread Ranger Smith linked to, cut probably worth repeating:
Be aware that BOTH sealed and greasable fan hub bearings are available from Caterpillar as replacements.
They went to sealed beginning with engine production 1/03 because very few were greasing them.
In MY order of preference:
A greasable that IS greased.
A sealed.
A greasable that is NOT greased.
And, no, this is totally unrelated to the water pump (different area of the engine, different belt driving it on most applications).
Be aware that BOTH sealed and greasable fan hub bearings are available from Caterpillar as replacements.
They went to sealed beginning with engine production 1/03 because very few were greasing them.
In MY order of preference:
A greasable that IS greased.
A sealed.
A greasable that is NOT greased.
And, no, this is totally unrelated to the water pump (different area of the engine, different belt driving it on most applications).
