I used these bearings to rebuild my Hayward Northstar pool pump motors (filter and waterfall functions). Over time, there will be some leakage in the pump shaft seal, and the water will eventually damage the front bearing. Instead of buying new pump motors I decided to just replace the bearings. Opened them up, pulled out the damaged bearings (using a tool I borrowed from a local auto parts store) and installed new bearings. Collected motors and pumps, work like new. Took a while but saved a lot of $$$!