Wed May 21 11:39:22 1997 - Message No. 866
From: Robertson Philip

Subject: Head Bearing Types


Martin, Hi

When bearings are new you shouldn't notice any difference between
ball-type and tapered-roller bearings.

The tapered-roller is however a fundamentally better design in that the
load is spread over a much larger surface area. Needless to say it can
stand higher loads for the same quality of bearing or it will last much
longer under the same conditions.

Regards, Phil

(Oh no - squeak at the front wheel - watch out for my application to the
'Africa-Twin International Wheel Bearing Club' soon!)


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