jensen 530 flywheel bearing replacement

[jaunty jock]

The main bearing has collapsed on my 530 any one know if I can buy an off the shelf bearing or do I have to go to a main dealer, also any ideas on the time and degree of difficulty in replacing it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[treequip]

The bearing is a stock item available from any good bearing stockist

 

Fitting will depend on your ability and kit but I would put it at a 5/10

[jaunty jock]

Thats good to know, sounds like my kind of odds.

[mixedangased]

The main bearing has collapsed on my 530 any one know if I can buy an off the shelf bearing or do I have to go to a main dealer, also any ideas on the time and degree of difficulty in replacing it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

one bearing is a stock item the other is not as one is a cast steel casing the other is a machined steel casing.i changed some last year that had off the shelf bearings fitted and the owner was very lucky the flywheel never came through the housing.

[PeteB]

one bearing is a stock item the other is not as one is a cast steel casing the other is a machined steel casing.i changed some last year that had off the shelf bearings fitted and the owner was very lucky the flywheel never came through the housing.

 

Oh! I thought that they were both ordinary cast bearings of the block variety! Hmmm....

[Johny Walker]

Oh! I thought that they were both ordinary cast bearings of the block variety! Hmmm....

 

no, 1, looks like a carrage clock ,ones of the shelf

[treequip]

Lets not get confused between bearings and housings

[WeFixIt]

When changing bearings flywheel

Bearings I would always recommend you use genuine bearings!!

 

In this case there are two different bearing housing between front and back and can be hazardous fitting a standard bearing in the wrong place!

 

There are also different tolerance specs eg Timberwolf 150 flywheel bearing can be bought 'off the self'

In 3 different specs the spaces between the ball bearings and he race differs to counter act heat expansion !!! Fit the wrong one ...

 

And the genuine bearings is the one selected by the manufacturer to perform best (so we hope anyway!)

 

I never compromise on flywheel bearings. The cost of a failure out ways the saving !

 

 

Is it a chipper, is it a mower or another broken stump grinder who cares we'll fix it!

[Ian C]

When changing bearings flywheel

Bearings I would always recommend you use genuine bearings!!

 

In this case there are two different bearing housing between front and back and can be hazardous fitting a standard bearing in the wrong place!

 

There are also different tolerance specs eg Timberwolf 150 flywheel bearing can be bought 'off the self'

In 3 different specs the spaces between the ball bearings and he race differs to counter act heat expansion !!! Fit the wrong one ...

 

And the genuine bearings is the one selected by the manufacturer to perform best (so we hope anyway!)

 

I never compromise on flywheel bearings. The cost of a failure out ways the saving !

 

 

Is it a chipper, is it a mower or another broken stump grinder who cares we'll fix it!

 

Of course you would your a jensen dealer!

[WeFixIt]

Wrong!

We are a service dealer

 

We provide service and maintenance back up

 

There is a difference !

 

And we also do any make or model of chippers or stump grinders and we use the same practice on all makes..

 

 

 

 

 

Is it a chipper, is it a mower or another broken stump grinder who cares we'll fix it!