Bower Taper Roller Bearing Interchange

2025 Bower heavy-duty taper roller bearing interchange catalog with Bower SET numbers cross-referenced to Timken, SKF, General/Hyatt, STEMCO, FM, and Con-Met part families plus application notes and legend footnotes.

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Bower

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2025

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Bower SET427

Width tolerance (front face stand height)
  • over 70% tighter than standard bearing product
Notes

NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer specification for easy pinion spacer selection. Used in Class 4-8 trucks. Benefits include quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting and reduced pinion assembly time.

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Bower SET428

Width tolerance (front face stand height)
  • over 70% tighter than standard bearing product
Notes

NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer specification for easy pinion spacer selection. Used in Class 4-8 trucks. Benefits include quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting and reduced pinion assembly time.

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Bower SET429

Width tolerance (front face stand height)
  • over 70% tighter than standard bearing product
Notes

NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer specification for easy pinion spacer selection. Used in Class 4-8 trucks. Benefits include quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting and reduced pinion assembly time.

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Bower SET430

Width tolerance (front face stand height)
  • over 70% tighter than standard bearing product
Notes

NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer specification for easy pinion spacer selection. Used in Class 4-8 trucks. Benefits include quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting and reduced pinion assembly time.

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Bower SET431

Width tolerance (front face stand height)
  • over 70% tighter than standard bearing product
Notes

NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer specification for easy pinion spacer selection. Used in Class 4-8 trucks. Benefits include quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting and reduced pinion assembly time.

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Bower SET432

Width tolerance (front face stand height)
  • over 70% tighter than standard bearing product
Notes

NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer specification for easy pinion spacer selection. Used in Class 4-8 trucks. Benefits include quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting and reduced pinion assembly time.

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WHEN IT COMES TO OE QUALITY AND RUGGED RELIABILITY,
THE POWER OF BOWER IS SECOND TO NONE.
Bower Heavy Duty Bearings by NTN OE and aftermarket bearings are recognized as among the very best in the industry,
with a list of quality product innovations and firsts that is long, distinguished and growing. Bower products are shipped
from Bower plants located in Macomb, Illinois and Hamilton, Alabama, and enjoy a reputation for reliability and high



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Taper Roller Bearing
performance in the no-nonsense world of big rigs and other hard working vehicles.



BOWER FEATURES & BENEFITS
CROWNED PRECISION ROLLERS &
RACEWAYS
                                                                                       FULL LINE OF PRODUCTS
                                                                                       •   Bower carries a full line of bearings for Class 4-8
                                                                                           trucks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Interchange
•       Ensure low friction, even load distribution, and
        extended bearing life

RELIABLE DELIVERY - WHEN YOU NEED IT                                                   MEETS OR EXCEEDS ISO & ABMA
                                                                                       STANDARDS

    TIGHTER TOLERANCES FOR EASY PINION SPACER SELECTION

    NTN BOWER pinion bearings are made to the OEM axle manufacturer speci-


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    fication. This includes a width tolerance (front face stand height) that is over


                                                                                                                           Spacer Sizes
    70% tighter than standard bearing product.




                                                                                                                                                                                 THE POWER OF BOWER
    What does that mean for you?
                                                                                                                                                       NTN         Industry
    •   Quick, easy, and consistent pinion preload setting                                                                                            BOWER        Standard
    •   Use the nominal spacer more often
    •   Reduced pinion spacer Inventory – cost savings
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                                                                                                                                              BOW




    •   Reduced pinion assembly time – cost savings
                                                                                                                                         NTN




                                                                                                                                                                     Industry
                                                                                                                                                                     Standard


    * Applies ONLY to SET427, SET428, SET429, SET430, SET431, and SET432.
                                                                                                                                                                                 • IT’S THE POWER OF A GLOBAL COMPANY WITH LOCAL MANUFACTURING.
                                                                                                                                                                                 • IT’S THE POWER OF A CENTURY OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION.
                                                                                                                                                                                 • IT’S THE POWER OF OE QUALITY.

    OPTIMIZED CROWNING FOR INCREASED DIFFERENTIAL SIDE BEARING LIFE                                                                                                              Distributors, fleet managers and shop owners who expect premium results depend on Bower heavy duty bearings by NTN
                                                                                                                         Stress Levels                                           – and you can too.
    The axle OEM understands that differential side bearings can lead a hard
                                                                                                    HIGH                                                            LOW
    life. Heavy loads can cause the differential carrier and bearing cap assembly
    to deflect, resulting in excess stress on the bearing raceway that will lead to                                                                                              Discover the POWER OF BOWER. Call 1-800-686-8670 today.
                                                                                                                                                             NTN Bearing
    reduced bearing life. That is why the axle OEM worked with NTN BOWER to                      Standard Bearing                                        Optimized Crowning      POWEROFBOWER.com
    design these side bearings with special roller and raceway crowning features
    to extend bearing life.

    What does that mean for you?
    • Extended bearing life



                                                                                                  High Edge Stress,                                      Greater Contact Area,
                                                                                               Premature Failure Point                                      Reduced Stress



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