AndrewB Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 HI, I have an Wenger pottery wheel and need to source some new bearings. The bearing ref is BPF6X30MM 6204, can anyone suggest a supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 (edited) Hi AndrewB, Welcome to the Forum! Is that a "flange mount" bearing assembly? If so, is there a cartridge bearing that is replaceable, or must the entire assembly be replaced? Bearing 6204 is familiar to me; it's common for bicycle hubs. I've used the double seal (designated by "2RS") type. ABEC 5 seems a reasonable tradeoff between cost and durability, a worthwhile step up from ABEC 3, imo; I'd stay away from the "ceramic" type - high cost for a bit less friction and not necessarily more durable... The Enduro brand is widely available and lasts better than other brands I've tried. Vendor WheelsMfg.com has been great ...they used to offer cartridge bearings via https://bicyclepartsdirect.com/ - however, I'm not seeing 6204 (or any other wheel/hub) bearings there now... The 6204, however, is 20mm ID x 47mm OD x 14mm wide. I'm not finding a spec of BPF6X30MM Added: if there is a cartridge bearing to press in/out, a bearing press can be very handy, for a) it is important to apply force only to the outer bearing race edge (of the new bearing) b) it is important to maintain alignment throughout the pressing (in and out) Once the bearing gets a bit tilted, it can be difficult to straighten out without damaging the bearing and/or the hub. Added II: does it look somewhat like this? Edited May 22 by Hulk bearing press/tool; image HenryBurlingame and Bill Kielb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryBurlingame Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 (edited) Hulk, that has got to be the most informative and helpful forum post I have ever seen, wow! Edited May 23 by HenryBurlingame Hulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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