Goes to show, you can get a bad one of anything

[CarlH]

Brand new, right out of the box.

[claymans13]

gotta resize the pic, all i see if your fingers and a 1/4 of the bearing.

[TozziWelding]

I see pitted rollers, NFG

[CarlH]

[Tool Maker]

If they kept one roller out of each bearing they could make an extra bearing pretty cheaply. Mac

[NHMatt]

Thats where you put the extra grease.

[Rolland]

Thats a muffler bearing, the exhaust gas excapes there.

[jim cafarelli]

wow napa too!!!

[cantthink]

I work for a major bearing manufacturer that is a competitor to SKF...... I won't bash SKF, partly because I have no loyalty to my company, and because this happens at every manufacturer. Has nothing to do with Napa since Napa doesn't do quality inspections at the same level as SKF is supposed to. It happens...more than it should. its one of the more common bearing defects I hear about from my customers. I'd guesstimate it happens maybe once in a few hundred thousand parts...but we hear about it for sure. Take it back to Napa, they'll get you a new one.

also, i recommend a manicure haha

[assassin_works]

hahaha

[citizen smith]

george castanzas got nothing on your hand modeling abilities

[fordman]

i have seen quite a few oil filters with NO internal thread cut into them. Now thats QC!

[Titan Up]

the picture on the box is wrong also.

[andcon83]

Originally Posted by citizen smith

george castanzas got nothing on your hand modeling abilities

I've gotten brake shoes that were used in a brand new box before.

[CarlH]

I was talking about my hands not the bearing I always tell everyone there is not a brand or manufacturer or part that I havent gotten a bad one right out of the box. They are all made by us humans afterall.

[killdozerd11]

Put a carrier bearing in my friends kids truck and a few days later he comes in and the spot welds between the bracket and the bearing hanger all broke .

Out of six spot welds only two had penetrated enough to be called welds and they were the diameter of a pencil lead QC at it's finest

I guess as long as the welds held to get out of the factory they were good

[VPT]

No problem, pull one roller out from the opposite side to even it out and it is good to go.

[Rick V]

Give me a moment to get my bearings straight.

[bearston]

Napa is crappa, no doubt, but I don't expect chink QC from SKF...poop happens everywhere nowadays. First they , then they Maybe you can squeeze them for a spare, too

[Malave16]

Put one from the old bearing in there.

[Nickoli]

Originally Posted by Titan Up

the picture on the box is wrong also.

The picture on the box is showing the bearing represented inside the bearing race! Its a taper roller bearing mated with its bearing race. Maybe your used to seeing the race inside of a tube or brake rotor, trailer hub??? The bearing race is usually already pressed into the part the bearing is going into. Maybe you thought the picture was that of a ball bearing like the 2nd pic? To me the picture on the box is correct based on the part in CarlH's hand.

[bert the welder]

Bearston, your dragging knuckles are showing.

[MilitiaMetals]

Originally Posted by Nickoli

The picture on the box is showing the bearing represented inside the bearing race! To me the picture on the box is correct based on the part in CarlH's hand.

It is the right photo

[cantthink]

Originally Posted by Malave16

Put one from the old bearing in there.

that doesn't work .... not only is it a bad idea that will ruin a bearing, but it is also not possible on a taper bearing like this. the cage is formed around the rollers and the only way to get the rollers out is by cutting the cage. the rollers don't just pop out like they do in some needle bearings.