End Flange Bearing Plates for Residential Application Review

If you change the springs you should also replace them. It only takes 5 extra minutes to install them (4-5 screws to unscrew and redo. The part is stamped in Canada so I'm guessing it was made in Canada? It was a perfect match for what I had. My old ones Bearings were sealed and dry quiet quietly these new ones are quiet I've heard these bearings eat up so why not take the risk changing them when they're so cheap you have to bend and bang them to break them off they also need to be careful as…

Coincidentally, the bearings in these end flanges were from the same manufacturer as my old ones. You can only order the bearings themselves a little cheaper. I ended up using a wooden 2x4 and C-clamps to pop out the bearings and press them into my old flanges that I left hanging on the wall. These flanges were installed about an inch farther from the wall than my old flanges, so I didn't want to mess with the alignment and stuff. It probably wouldn't have been a huge problem using them as they

My Duralift DLK16 kit comes with 2.4mm endplates so I replaced them with these. They are much more thoughtful and match the Duralift flags perfectly. Not sure how Duralift screwed up their design, both end plates are the same size but this brand fits together perfectly while Duralift's own plate doesn't, weird. The bearing is definitely a sleeve, like the Duralift. In fact, almost all bearings on the market are bushings. You can just shake them right out of the box and hear them play - not…