Best Value.....Bearings

[Finnrpm]

Have you had good luck with that brand?

Yes. A while ago i was changing steering bearings for my track bike and got allballs- bearing kit, and found out that those bearings came from vietnam and were quite sloppy.....
So when ordered bearings for saws and other stuff, NTN was only brand in stock for those steering stem bearings. Also ordered wheel bearings for the same track bike and NTN was the only which had a 6204 LLBC3 type " non contact seals " bearing, protects less but also has less friction.
6202 C3 from NTN looks and feels solid, and some internet sources claim that NTN bearings have tight tolerances, but like all manufactures they too have production outside Japan.

In the earlier post i made, those OEM seals for husky 357, those came in a OEM-bags with a marking " made in india ".......

RV

 

[drumbum]

What is the typical abec rating for bearings found in saws?

Abec 3....5....7?

 

[EFSM]

Normally C3 tolerance, if that’s what you mean

 

[EFSM]

Much tighter and you may run into thermal expansion problems.