No race for front outter wheel bearings??

[desert-rat]

1971 GMC 3/4 disk
Just wanna make sure I'm not missing anything. I know the inner wheel bearings have a race. The outter bearings doesn't, right??
I'm asking 'cause I'm shopping for new outter wheel bearings and I find them with and w/o the race. I don't remember anything besides the tapered outter wheel bearing falling out after removing the rotor.
Thanks.

[Steeveedee]

There is a press-in race for the outers, same as the inners, but smaller, of course.

[desert-rat]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

There is a press-in race for the outers, same as the inners, but smaller, of course.

I don't remember anthing falling out expect the washer and wheel bearings when I removed the rotor. Was the bearing not suppose to just fall out??

[A1971Blazer]

They are two piece bearings...called cup and cone
the inner and outer race (cup) is pressed into the hub....the cone is loose and captured by the spindle nut
don't over tighten them when installing....
snug down till you feel a little turning resistance them back off about 2-3 slots in the castillated nut

[67C10Step]

You won't notice the race typically as it should be covered in a good layer of grease. If you wipe around with some rags you will see the race is pressed in just like the inner bearing race but with no seal other than the dust cap.

[truckster]

Originally Posted by desert-rat

I don't remember anthing falling out expect the washer and wheel bearings when I removed the rotor. Was the bearing not suppose to just fall out??

The bearing will fall out, but the race is pressed in.

[ghackett1]

Inner and outers both have races. Always change races when replacing with new bearings.

[MARKDTN]

Originally Posted by ghackett1

Inner and outers both have races. Always change races when replacing with new bearings.

Agree. And every new rotor I have ever bought had races installed but I have never used them. I always use the race that came with the new bearing. I like to use those (or the old race) as install tools for the new ones. I take a cutoff wheel and cut it through. Then flip that over small edge to small edge and you have a nice tool to install the new race evenly. If it is driven/pressed into the bore some it is easy to remove since it is not solid. There are tools to install races and seals but if you don't have those, this method is free.