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How Can Water Corrode the Integrity of Wheel Bearings?

If wheel bearing seals are functioning properly, water and other contaminants only have the power to damage the exterior of the bearings. However, if water is able to seep past seals, it can corrode the integrity of bearings by changing the viscosity of lubrication.

ACDelco Launches New Advantage Bearings Line

The new Advantage bearing line provides coverage for 69 million vehicles on U.S. roads today. The line includes more than 160 new part numbers covering ball bearings, clutch release bearings, hanger bearings, hub assemblies, hub spindle kits, taper bearings and wheel bearings.

BCA Bearings Adds Seals To Wheel End Offering

BCA seals have multi-contact seal and grease lips to keep lubricants in and contaminants out, providing continuous lubrication to reduce wear and aging, according to NTN.

BCA Bearings Earns A Top Award For Its Mobile Catalog At Gathering Of Automotive Content Professionals Network

BCA captured a 2015-’16 President’s Award in the Mobile Catalog category. Recognition for the mobile catalog application was achieved, in part, by the user-friendly design and functionality, along with its ability to put the BCA brand, its products, automotive technician training and additional valued content in front of the customer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year.

Press Fit Bearings: Like Pulling Teeth

Removing a cartridge-style wheel bearing can be like pulling a tooth. Sometimes it comes out in one pull, but sometimes it requires emergency surgery. This can be a service opportunity for your shop, with a lot of import vehicles equipped with these bearings in the front and rear. While the fundamentals of the job have not changed since the 1980s, what has changed is the complexity of the knuckle and the bearing seals, as well as the materials from which the knuckles and axles are made.

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Q&A: Why Wheel Bearings Fail

The leading cause of a wheel bearing failure is its seal. The inside of a bearing can be a hot place. When a bearing is cooling off, the contracting metal, air and lubricant can create a vacuum that is usually held by the seals. If the seals are worn and can’t hold the vacuum, the bearing or sealed hub unit will suck in outside air, debris and water. In some parts of the country that use salt on the roads, it can almost be as corrosive as ocean water on the wheel bearings.

Cleaning Bearings: Proper Procedures

While bearings may be out of sight and out of mind, they are subject to wear and damage; so, a proper cleaning can mean the difference between good performance and bearing failure. Always remember to handle any bearing with extreme care, then follow specific cleaning procedures. If a cleaning is done incorrectly, the bearing, shaft or housing may become damaged, creating a more costly repair job.

Servicing Wheel Bearings & Wheel Speed Sensors

If you are replacing a wheel bearing on a late-model vehicle, you’ll be dealing with a wheel speed sensor. In the past decade, wheel speed sensors have been moving from differentials, axles and knuckles to inside or on the wheel bearing or hub unit. At this location, the sensors are more accurate and often more protected from the elements.

Expanded Line Of Timken Deep-Groove Ball Bearings Delivers Run-Quiet Performance

Timken has launched its 6000 series deep-groove ball bearing line in North America, which completes the company’s global roll-out of the series to its OE customer base and global distributor network. The new line, which is used in a wide variety of applications and conditions, meets ISO standards and dimensionally interchanges easily with competitor products,

BCA Bearings Announces The Hub Platform For Technicians

BCA Bearings has announced the launch of The Hub, a versatile technical training and support platform designed to aid technicians and shop owners with wheel-end diagnostics and replacements. The Hub, which is now available at TheBCAHub.com, features a wide assortment of training videos, tech tips and blogs, and a searchable product catalog. BCA is one of