Tires RE 130 Has Terrible Front Bearings

[reynoldston]

No, the hub is not sliding sideways on the axle. The entire tire assembly "wobbles" as much as 1/2". There is that much "slop" in the bearings.

I agree 100%, If there is 1/2 inch slop in the bearing something isn't right. If they were that way from new something is sure wrong. I few thousands maybe. If they are OEM bearings I sure would be checking out aftermarket bearings. Just take out one of the bearings and it should have a number on it. Take this bearing number to a auto parts and compare it to one of there bearing.

 

[Rickochet]

The wheel bearings used on a lot of mowers are very shallow welled so have a lot of "twist".
Worse than putting a C3 fit into a non -interfearence fit.
I use aftermarket wheel bearings and they come in two grades.
Most of the bearings where the outer are forms a sort of a cup are sloppy bearings and they do not ge any better with time.
However I have "upgraded" some mwers with deep bearings only to have the owners complain of difficult steering.

I went to the Snapper dealer today and showed him how much wobble was in the bearings. He brought some new ones out and they were very tight with no "slop." I think I just got some very low quality bearings. I am surprised that it got past Snapper QC.

 

[rarebear]

Snapper of Georgia is no longer and the new improved Wisconsin Snapper's are not of the same quality I believe..
My neighbor gave his SR RER to his son and bought a new model..
It has a much higher center of gravity (bad for cutting slopes) and a thin sheet metal body...
The body on my Type 5 is just under 1/8" thick..

 

[SeniorCitizen]

There is no more QC ( quality control ) so we may as well quit wasting our time typing those words.

Thank You
The Management :laughing: