Does ball bearing seal colors mean anything?

[Rcflyer616]

I was wondering what the difference is between, the blue , the red , and the yellow rubber sealed bearings?

 

[olds97_lss]

The brand... within brands, some use different colors to differentiate things.

 

[Rcflyer616]

Thank God ! I was on eBay looking for some new ones

 

[rccar4life]

yeh it is branding only

I like the Yellow best, like Avid.
Because it is so damn easy see if they are dirty.

Black sealed is worst.

I would love White . White would be most easy see all dust and dirt.

Yellow works anyways okay, to see if bearings are dirty

Wish someone did white sealed . to my Basher rigs.

Scale you need black sealed

Bearings are rated by ABEC value.

We can help you find great bearings, just say what rig
and how you drive it, speedruns ? offroad ? mixed ?
wet/water/snow ? Indoor/clean surface ?

 

[nino]

Interesting note: traxxas blues are regular and black are "heavy duty".

 

[rccar4life]

Newer buy Traxxas bearings. Overpriced rebranded stuff.

Traxxas does not own Bearing Factory.
Not Lipo factory or Oil factory either.

All their stuff are expensive rebranded stuff like bearings, oils, and Lipos. Dont pay for this brand please.

You can get same or in most cases Better Bearings, Lipos, Oils at half the price Traxxas ask

example here

Traxxas blue 2pc 3.50dollar
https://traxxas.com/products/parts/5116

Fast eddy 2pc 2.50dollar
https://www.fasteddybearings.com/5x11x4-rubber-sealed-bearing-mr115-2rs/

1 dollar saved and you get also better bearings, Black HD ? Only traxxas have done this with colors, when you buy 10 thousand bearings of one size you can have them pink or green also

Anyways, save money, avoid Traxxas Bearings, Oils, Lipos.

 

[Rcflyer616]

I'm going to try the black ones and see how they work. Bought 19 for $14. Gonna put them on a bandit that wants to be a rustler

 

[nino]

I get my bearings from AliExpress, they don't last long in fine sand anyway, so the cheapest option makes most sense.

 

[WickedFog]

Winter Evening is an Alaskan seller on Ebay. I buy all my bearings there. Great quality bearings.

 

[Rcflyer616]

Winter Evening is an Alaskan seller on Ebay. I buy all my bearings there. Great quality bearings.

I saw them on there the only thing that bugs me about them is they're 1800 miles away! They did have reasonable prices so I guess they might be worth the wait

 

[WickedFog]

I saw them on there the only thing that bugs me about them is they're 1800 miles away! They did have reasonable prices so I guess they might be worth the wait

They ship surprizingly fast.

 

[RustyUs]

Other than categorizing different tiers of bearings within a brand, I know of no difference between the color of rubber bearing seals.

Winter Evening is an Alaskan seller on Ebay. I buy all my bearings there. Great quality bearings.

I saw them on there the only thing that bugs me about them is they're 1800 miles away! They did have reasonable prices so I guess they might be worth the wait

Last week, I went through a couple of hours searching bearings for a motor. Oddball size ABEC5 bearings lead me down a long path. Looking at what Winter Evening offered, I gathered their "P6 precision" is in the same realm of ABEC3 tolerances. Is that correct?

 

[WickedFog]

Yes. That ABEC 3 is a P6 bearing. Just different classification under a different standard. But if you need an ABEC 5, then you need a P5 bearing. That is a more precision bearing, with tighter tolerances. So you may have to look at an industrial supply for that particular bearing. Like McMaster, MSC Direct, or other similar industrial supply outlet. Is there an identification number on the bearing? Usually on the face of the outer race. The difference in these tolerances often denotes a slip fit versus a press fit. Give me the bearing size and type. ID, OD, width, flanged or unflanged, sealed one or both sides?

 

[rccar4life]

Interesting note: traxxas blues are regular and black are "heavy duty".

please watch this.
Do that, and you dont need change bearings in long time.

You can do this pretty quck, about 1hour full bearing set. And if you do it the chill way. 20 minutes day x3 in 3days it is easy and worth it

Day 1 front
Day 2 center
Day 3 rear bearing
xtra-Grease them, and install them this way

https://www.rctalk.com/forum/thread...y-to-have-them-last-longer-check-this.135201/

 

[nino]

Yeah, sometimes I'll clean and repack, sometimes I'll throw them in a bag and install new. I rarely throw away bearings, sooner or later I clean them up.

 

[Rcflyer616]

I may have to give that a try, I'll have some new bearings coming in the next day or two

 

[rccar4life]

I may have to give that a try, I'll have some new bearings coming in the next day or two

Yeah extra grease them, they will last LOOOOONG time
Alot less wrenching after this is done. Saves electronics, and diffs, alot things in long term, Car will run smooth long time

 

[RustyUs]

... Is there an identification number on the bearing? Usually on the face of the outer race. The difference in these tolerances often denotes a slip fit versus a press fit. Give me the bearing size and type. ID, OD, width, flanged or unflanged, sealed one or both sides?...

It took a little bit to find the size bearing for a Hobbywing EZRun 4985 size motor, but Yahoo! found it for me. I wanted to have the bearings on hand, as last time I was doing maintenance, I noticed a small "tic" of up/down movement in the motor's shaft. I settled for (I've been using brand for years) Fushi 626-ZZ (double metal shielded) ABEC5 this time, but hunting down 626-Z ABEC5 bearings @ $4/piece is a bit more challenging without ordering "Jim's". I am not even sure if Jim's bearing is indeed 626-Z from the description and pictures shown. I'm more inclined to think the 6x19x6mm bearing is just a 626 "no shield" bearing with nylon retainers on both sides .

I normally use oil/double shielded bearings for motors, but I ultimately wanted single metal shielded 626-Z ABEC5 bearings for the Hobbywing 4985 sized motor for comparing grease vs. oil purposes.

 

[WickedFog]

https://www.mcmaster.com/abec-5-ball-bearings/

 

[RustyUs]

https://www.mcmaster.com/abec-5-ball-bearings/

I looked there last week. The only 626 bearings there are the 2Z shielded and ABEC3 $17, and $13 a piece type.