11-12-2011, 11:40 PM
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sfk wheel bearing gone after 6 months
is it normal for my front sfk wheelbearing to be making noise after only six months they are pretty loud and its deffinantly them. i dont drive hard and i know they were torques right. i can figure out how this happened?
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11-13-2011, 09:47 AM
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I got mine from
http://www.1aauto.com/1A/wheel-beari...Alero/-/-/2002
bought the pair for 189 over 4 years ago think i only paid 160 though
after a year i had to replace the passenger side after 2 years the driver.
knock on wood!! so far the replacements have lasted longer then the OEM ones which i had replaced every year with GM warranty.
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2002 4door alero 2.2 ecotech Two tone Pearl White upper, Graphite Lower.
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11-13-2011, 10:03 AM
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Did you use the updated nut or the stock nut?
What did you use to torque that spindle nut? The torque on that nut exceeds most torque wrenches...
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11-13-2011, 11:01 AM
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Use the updated axle nut so the torque is less and go to AutoZone to buy the Timken Hub. Timken bearings are the highest rated. I think the hub is about 120ish there.
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11-14-2011, 06:39 PM
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The SKF's I bought came with the updated nut.
Where is this highest rating BS coming from? SKF is a stellar bearing manufacturer and no less than Timken... Timken subs out so much of their work anymore who knows who even makes the bearings let alone assembles them.
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11-15-2011, 09:43 PM
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the sfks had new nut so whats average time they last for aleros a year?
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11-15-2011, 09:47 PM
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i was swapping them out on my bagged alero close to every year. the air ride chews through hubs and cv joints like they are going out of style though
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I shaved my balls for this?
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11-16-2011, 02:15 AM
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now i gotta see how hard it is to get the 3 year warranty honored :/
Last edited by irondiezl3 : 11-16-2011 at 02:24 AM.
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11-16-2011, 10:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by irondiezl3
is it normal for my front sfk wheelbearing to be making noise after only six months they are pretty loud and its deffinantly them. i dont drive hard and i know they were torques right. i can figure out how this happened?
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Are these SKF bearings made in China?
Last edited by zzyzzx : 11-16-2011 at 01:34 PM.
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11-16-2011, 10:07 AM
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Just an FYI, but Delco really isn't that much. I would say the extra few bucks is worth only doing this every 6 years or so...lol I have only changed one yet, the driver's side, and the passenger side has 220k on it and almost 12 years of driving!
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A SS looks like it could kick your ass if it wanted to, but a WS6 looks like it's coming over to do it
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11-16-2011, 10:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MMGT1
Just an FYI, but Delco really isn't that much. I would say the extra few bucks is worth only doing this every 6 years or so...lol I have only changed one yet, the driver's side, and the passenger side has 220k on it and almost 12 years of driving!
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You did one side without doing the other side????
I still have the original wheel bearings on my 1995 Ford Escort at ~205K miles.
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11-16-2011, 12:21 PM
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Yup, two years ago.... lol
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