SAY NO TO FAKE BEARINGS
Bearings are fail-safe components and their failure can result in disastrous consequences throughout the process into which they are integrated. Because bearings are needed in such numbers throughout all sectors, the real thing can be pricey and the illegal trade of bearings are soaring.
Worse than the financial cost is where failure has safety implications. If you are lucky and you escape the risk of failure, you still end up paying more in the long run as the bearing’s substandard performance results in rising maintenance costs and its lower fatigue life mean replacement is required sooner.
Make your purchase from a recognised distributor, the risks involved are not worth it.
Post from News24 – 24 April 2022
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/r5m-in-counterfeit-car-parts-seized-in-hawks-raid-in-johannesburg-20220424
R5m in counterfeit car parts seized in Hawks raid in Johannesburg
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The Hawks have confiscated more than R5 million in counterfeit car parts during a raid in Johannesburg.
Officers carried out a search and seizure operation at a warehouse in Tulisa Park on Friday, where they found counterfeit car spares were being sold to the public.
They found “large quantities of bearings” with the branding and logo of manufacturer NSK, said Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Nkwalase.
Nkwalase said:
Two people, aged 49 and 52, would face criminal and civil processes, said Nkwalase.
“They will, at a later stage, be served with [a] J175 summons to appear in court for contravention of the Counterfeit Goods Act once all investigations are concluded,” Nkwalase added.