On 26 Mar 2006 16:35:50 -0800, "stone" wrote:

What's the deal with bearings?

I went to replace a bearing in my old trencher machine
and it was a bearing and a race.

The new replacement bearing is all one piece.

Besides not knowing how to put the thing back together,
I'm wondering why this is now the situation.

The old roller type bearing was pressed on the axle
with a retainer ring behind it. And I see no way to
do this with a one piece bearing.

I'm guessing that the new bearing must be installed
on the hub, along with the seals, and then the
axle slid through all this?

Is this correct?

It's always something...

taper roller bearings are still in two parts.
is the new one a parallel roller?