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Old 27th Dec 2010, 01:18
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Bearings are indeed matched assemblies; inner and outer races (rings) are id'd by serial number, and the set of balls (or rollers) likewise.

Reconditioned bearings have the races reground to accept slightly larger balls or rollers.

This is a standard worldwide practice, I believe, and I'd be very surprised to find a shop unscrupulous enough to shortcut this matching protocol.
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