Idler Pulley Bearing

[DavidM]

Purchased an idler pulley bearing from the Zone as mine is squealing like a pig.

P/N for the Idler Pulley/Alternator bearing from the Zone is 203FF. It is a sealed bearing.

I came home to find out they gave me 203F which is an open ball bearing.

Should I return and get sealed bearing or can i run the open bearing? Only thing I can think of is the lube seeping out.

Tango Mike.

 

[supr91tt]

Past experience in industrial applications, sealed is the way to go. Too much chance of getting debris in open bearings unless they're inside a casing with supplied lubrication.


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[pacecarta]

bweavy (gbodyparts) has repro idler pulley with the bearing on ebay
great piece and under 24 bucks shipped

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200908814314?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[DavidM]

Definitely too much of a chance for dirt to contaminate the bearings and for it to run dry. Driving back to the Zone time meow.

 

[earlbrown]

Lube seeping out won't be your main problem, grit getting in will destroy it in short order. Don't install that bearing.