I have a set of front hubs that are sitting off of the truck. I want to know if I swap them onto a different truck, should I use the same bearings the hub originally came with? I think I heard somewhere that the bearing breaks in with the race (or am I thinking of something else?).

I want to put new rotors on these hubs while they're off of the truck, then just swap them onto the truck that's running with a minimum of down time.

EDIT:

The hubs bearings are identical except for age. Condition is similar to each other.

Originally posted by Serious One
I have a set of front hubs that are sitting off of the truck. I want to know if I swap them onto a different truck, should I use the same bearings the hub originally came with? I think I heard somewhere that the bearing breaks in with the race (or am I thinking of something else?).

I want to put new rotors on these hubs while they're off of the truck, then just swap them onto the truck that's running with a minimum of down time.

EDIT:

The hubs bearings are identical except for age. Condition is similar to each other.

<Pendy voice on> Is this english?<Pendy voice off>

Mike:
When you pull the hub off, the entire bearing assembly comes with it (at least on the inboard side).

If you were to speak with someone knowledgable about bearings (no comment on my knowledge of bearings) it would be highly unlikely they would suggest it was appropriate to swap bearings and races if they had been run-in.

Can you do it (swap bearings)? Yes.

Will it fly apart in Die Lucas-described fashion? Highly doubtful.

Should you maintain the intimate relationship between the bering and the race-yes. (That sentence sounded like a cross between a talk-radio show I heard yesterday and one of Merv's) posts:flipoff2:

Just swap the entire assembly over!

Peace,
PT

They will work, but its not ideal. Might as well replace your bearings and races while your in there anyways.

Anyways, if you are just trying to save time, its not worth it. The rotor comes off really fast, and installs even faster. Down time will still be very little.

Alright. This is why I asked.

Thanks for the 4-1-1

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