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Originally posted by vkykam
Edit: I noticed the P/N from the Legacy to the SVX bearings are slightly different. Are the actually the same part?
VK
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They are quite different. That is the beauty of using the Legacy bearings. From what I understand, the SVX/Forrester/Impreza bearing is two concentric cylinders with rolling needles in between. the Legacy Bearing is two concentric cones with a caged cone of needles in between.
Supposedly when you put lateral force (cornering) on the cylinder style bearing, the inboard seal takes the pressure and fails quickly allowing contaminants to get in and destroy the bearing. The tapered bearing puts lateral pressure on the needles which are better designed to handle the force than a rubber seal is.
Instead of the two cylinders trying to slide over each other, the force is trying to push the inner cone further into the outer cone.
Doug