Grease Seals TruRyde vs SKF
I need to inspect/grease wheel bearings. I see that I can get a PAIR of TruRyde seals for $3.90 OR I can go to NAPA and get a SINGLE SKF seal for $23.85. Now given that this job will be done e...
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mosseater wrote:
I go to Kaman Bearing locally and they crossed over a very good double lip seal for about $11 per. $23 is out of line, IMO. A competent bearing shop should be able to get you good seals for less than that. Personally, I'm not sure how much trust I'd put in a $3 seal.
I don't have a local place to go to. Their online prices are on the expensive side too. The reason I started this thread was because I didn't understand the price spread.
2012Oudoorsman wrote:
Mine were 17144. Actually one seal is chicago rawhide and the other is skf, skf looks to be the newer package both made in usa.
Thanks for getting back to me. NAPA Online has the 17144 at a more reasonable price.
In any case, the TruRyde ones for $4 a pair are looking more attractive. I haven't found anyone specifically complaining about them yet.
