Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

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Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby davekmoore » Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:31 pm

Are NB8C (in my case an SE) front wheel bearings the same as other NBs, or as NAs for that matter?
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Re: Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby de Bounce » Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:02 pm

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Re: Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby Mr Morlock » Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:39 pm

if you work for a Mazda dealer can't the Spare Parts dept tell you ?

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Re: Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby smy0003 » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:04 pm

I thought the front bearings were a non-servicable part of the hub assembly?

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Re: Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby davekmoore » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:40 pm

smy0003 wrote:I thought the front bearings were a non-servicable part of the hub assembly?

Are front hub assemblies interchangeable?
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Re: Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby manga_blue » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:49 pm

Yes, you can change yours with any other NB8B.
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Re: Interchangeability of front wheel bearings

Postby Hellmun » Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:25 pm

NB front wheel hubs can come with out-board or in-board ABS rings. Both physically fit but I had to machine the lip surface to fit the outboard ABS ring last time I got one from America. I'm not sure if it's just model dependant or Market dependant but my NB8B is definitely outboard.


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