🏭 UCP202 10 Pillow Block Bearing Set: Efficient and Durable Bearing Pieces Review

The center bearing is easily adjusted by inserting the shaft into the bearing and turning into position. This is a good design to ensure the shaft doesn't bind if the "feet" aren't on a perfectly flat surface when tightening. The inside diameter of the hole is exactly 5/8 inch. A centerless ground 5/8" precision O1 tool steel boring bar might not easily slip through the hole, but could likely be driven through. So I used a 5/8" coated rod from a hardware store to make it easier to slide.

These cushions are exactly as described. The sizes on the ones I received are exactly as advertised. I am currently using a complete with countershaft for a drive system on a modified golf cart. I've seen a lot of negative feedback about misaligned bearings. Note that the bearing is spherical, meaning the outer shell of the bearing rotates within the cast iron mounting block, which even allows the bearing itself to be rotated so it can be removed from the mounting block if necessary. This…

Quality seems solid, definitely good value for money. Time will tell if they last, but so far so good. A few words about alignment: people complain that bearings aren't aligned. The factory doesn't seem to understand that pillow block bearings must have angular compliance to accommodate misalignment when installed. You criticize a key feature of this type of storage. Also they are not pressed in, if you tilt the bearing 90 degrees in the housing then it can be pushed out for replacement. All…