I thought these bearings are 1 piece sealed? 2 per hub.

My rear bearings were completely destroyed so that was obvious

 

You can look up on a parts fiche but I feel you are correct in thinking they are supposed to be one piece.
Now you can order your "pure Ploaris" parts made in China. LOL

 

Split race bearings because of the size involved. Plus I've had plenty with races that would stick to drive shafts. If the bearing isn't contaminated,you can just stick the race back in and go with it. A lot of people did. Look close at the bearing and you can see the two halves.

 

is that factory? I dont remember ever changing wheel bearings until now. I am replacing them regardless but i was curious.

 

Factory.. Even the Federal/Mogul crossover bearings that people used for the Sportsman 700,a good quality Japanese bearing is a split race. NTN BCA National Federal Mogul Bearing 510013 | eBay
Plus if you looked at the original applications,were used on Fords..

 

Thank you sir! .....

 

Plenty of options on the xp bearing rather than spend 30 something bucks for oem. Here's one,plus I believe All ***** has a crossover for the #3514699 Polaris bearing.DAC44720033 ATV Double Radial Ball Bearing 44x72x33.1 - theBigBearingStore.com

 

ahh darn, i already ordered polaris bearings at $30 each. Are these supposed to be better or just cheaper?

 

Don't know about the one I posted,but All ***** are what a lot of people use in replacement and supposed to be a better quality bearing than oem. But I haven't found a crossover for this one yet.Plus this is a good place for aftermarket seals and bearings. Just type in the part #. https://www.hyperparts.com/wc.dll?ct...ef~1001~1002~1

 

I just bring the old bearings in to a bearing supply shop and they measure them and sell you top name brand bearings like SKF, TIMKEN, NSK or ***. Works out cheaper then a dealership.

Remember Polaris does not make bearings but SKF, TIMKEN, NSK and *** make the best.