Post by nittanydoug on Sept 9, 2018 17:35:03 GMT
In the process of changing out my tires I noticed I had a trashed front wheel bearing. I didn't notice anything off while operating but it was for sure shot.
With not much info and a dead battery in my caliper I took a wild guess on which bearing to order from Amazon. I couldn't read anything on the seal as the seal was gone. The front and rear bearings are 3/4" ID and 1 3/8" OD flanged bearings. The bearing number is F103-2RS. No one local had that as a reference. My one local hardware store did a cross reference for me to Oregon replacement parts and it's 45-000. Not one in stock. It also fits a John Deere something/somewhere so I called the JD dealer in town. He would have to order it. My Amazon order finally comes and I guessed correctly. Make sure you pack those bearings. One had grease but one didn't. While I was at it I changed out the spindle spacer. Debris from the bearing got in there and scored it up. The original spacer is a hair over 2". Like 2 1/32". It was enough that when I matched it with a 2" bronze bushing/spacer the bronze was slightly shorter. I put a 1/16 bronze crush washer on it and it was darn near spot on and it just cleared inside the wheel.
If you have the parts it's a quick and easy repair.
With not much info and a dead battery in my caliper I took a wild guess on which bearing to order from Amazon. I couldn't read anything on the seal as the seal was gone. The front and rear bearings are 3/4" ID and 1 3/8" OD flanged bearings. The bearing number is F103-2RS. No one local had that as a reference. My one local hardware store did a cross reference for me to Oregon replacement parts and it's 45-000. Not one in stock. It also fits a John Deere something/somewhere so I called the JD dealer in town. He would have to order it. My Amazon order finally comes and I guessed correctly. Make sure you pack those bearings. One had grease but one didn't. While I was at it I changed out the spindle spacer. Debris from the bearing got in there and scored it up. The original spacer is a hair over 2". Like 2 1/32". It was enough that when I matched it with a 2" bronze bushing/spacer the bronze was slightly shorter. I put a 1/16 bronze crush washer on it and it was darn near spot on and it just cleared inside the wheel.
If you have the parts it's a quick and easy repair.
