My bearing failure story
This weekend I had a bearing failure on my trailer. I had no idea until somebody flagged me down with frantic hand gestures. I knew something was wrong but didn't know what. I looked in my mirrors but...
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Gulfcoast wrote:
Every time I make a post on this forum, I get jumped on. But, I will say this...
Both Timken and SKF have plants in China, apparently.
"Currently, SKF China has 18 manufacturing sites in China (including PEER), with products ranging from various types of bearings, seals, lubricants and mechatronic products, etc. "
http://www.skf.com/cn/en/our-company/SKF-in-china/Our-Factories/index.html
Timken: http://www.timken.com/en-us/about/Pages/Locations.aspx
Where the bearings are shipped to, I don't know... I guess you would have to open a package to see where it is made.
Just a note of interest:
Cessna placed KOYO bearing in all their single engine aircraft for most of their production. that is what was legal to run, but Timken replacements were not authorized.
