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Skate Bearings - Question 20

Are there any better sealing arrangements? Do the seals/shields change the bearing quality?

The seals have nothing to do with the quality of the bearing, only how well the bearing keeps out dirt and moisture. You could try using a non-contact rubber seal. These will keep out the dirt very well and won't lose you any speed. You may notice a slight drag if you rotate these bearings by hand, but once they are assembled and your weight is on the skates their free rolling performance is similar to metal shielded bearings. Non-contact sealed bearings are not overly expensive, so it won't cost you a fortune to trial them.

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Miniature Bearings Australia offers over 100,000 products including small bearings, timing pulleys, timing belts, seals, o-rings, gears etc - see the full listing in the Online Catalogue. Our main business is through resellers including the online only distributor Small Parts and Bearings and the counter sales distributor H.E. Supplies (Hobby Engineering Supplies). Small Parts and Bearings online sales are located within our building in Dividend Street Mansfield. H.E. Supplies are located just around the corner at 186 Wecker Road Mansfield. There are many other distributors located throughout Australia and Worldwide so there are hundreds of places to buy our product. Using the links at the top of this page you will find extensive information including catalogues (Products and Store link), technical data, and other product specific information.

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