Hub wheel bearing assemblies.

jabartram · 03-30-2011, 08:02 AM

who manufactures the best quality hub bearing assemblies? im going through them like oil changes. could be due to the camber angles i run, or the excess pressure of autocrossing? just need some advice.

kwhauck · 03-30-2011, 08:21 AM

I'm waiting for Cliff to chime in here, but i've heard good things about timken hub assemblies...

zzyzzx · 03-30-2011, 10:21 AM

Where have you been buying them, and what brand and where are they made? Just curious.

cherrington17 · 03-30-2011, 11:10 AM

it might be good to find a producer, and possibly get an way to order them, for the forum... since good ones are hard to find.

also... make sure your not over torquing them. (not worried about this with jab.. but others who read this might find it useful)

jabartram · 03-30-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by zzyzzx

Where have you been buying them, and what brand and where are they made? Just curious.

first set i purchased from ebay, but i could swear they were timken, second set was o-reilly brand, now i need a 3rd set. i just put them under alot of pressure, especially on the track.

zzyzzx · 03-30-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jabartram

first set i purchased from ebay

For the most parts, replacement auto parts off of eBay are crap.

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Originally Posted by jabartram

second set was o-reilly brand

Probably also Chinese crap.

try NAPA or CarQuest. I see ones on NAPA's website available for $134 each. Shows Warranty 36 Months from Date of Purchase, or 45,000 Miles Hub Assy - Front Wheel
Product Line: NAPA Bearings
Part Number: BRG BR930080

Don't accept Chinese crap!

Cliff8928 · 03-30-2011, 12:56 PM

The Timken ones are manufactured in the US. Sometimes they're hit or miss on quality for certain cars. A friend of mine has the Timken ones for the older J/L/N cars come apart on him with his DSP car. But for the most part I don't see very many returns on them, or even the duralast-branded chinese manufactured ones for that matter.

However, if the price isn't all that different and I don't need them immediately I will order ACDelco ones.

Ryan from Ohio · 03-30-2011, 08:01 PM

SKF branded ones.

I bought mine from what was once called Murray's, now its O'Reiley's. Not a single issue with them.

I bought the E Bay cheapies with Chinese bearings (confirmed) and one went out real soon and the replacement (both sides) went out in about 20K miles or so?

Theres two major players in the Taper Roller Bearing manufacturers, Timken and SKF. Both are good. I prefer SKF.

hok666 · 03-30-2011, 09:02 PM

would be nice to know who carries the best parts I might want to change mine sometime soon also..

Gr1m · 03-30-2011, 09:13 PM

Timken is really good, ive only gone through like 2 sets with my air ride over like 4 years

Cliff8928 · 03-31-2011, 12:57 AM

I've only had mine changed once in the front... One was from a fairly hard hit and started making noise, the other one the trio of lights came on. Both were covered under my GMPP.

bigdaddyD · 03-31-2011, 08:28 AM

i have gone through 7 timkens within the last 2 years, i got them all at autozone, 3 on the driver side, 4 on the passenger side. the last time i replaced them i told the guy at autozone i wanted my money back because they were failing within a few weeks to a month or 2. I went to carquest out by my parents and they have a brand made in michigan that just upgraded their warranty to 10 years, atleast thats what the guy at the counter told me, dont remmeber the brand though.

cherrington17 · 03-31-2011, 11:17 AM

HIGHLY doubt its a 10 year warranty... thats insane

zzyzzx · 03-31-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdaddyD

i have gone through 7 timkens within the last 2 years, i got them all at autozone, 3 on the driver side, 4 on the passenger side. the last time i replaced them i told the guy at autozone i wanted my money back because they were failing within a few weeks to a month or 2. I went to carquest out by my parents and they have a brand made in michigan that just upgraded their warranty to 10 years, atleast thats what the guy at the counter told me, dont remmeber the brand though.

Can you call them and ask, or did you buy them and install and can you report back?

Anyway, my 1995 Ford Escort still has it's original wheel bearings at 200K miles.

zzyzzx · 03-31-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cherrington17

HIGHLY doubt its a 10 year warranty... thats insane

Doesn't some stuff have lifetime warranty? Why is a 10 year warranty so inplausible?

bigdaddyD · 03-31-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by zzyzzx

Can you call them and ask, or did you buy them and install and can you report back?

Anyway, my 1995 Ford Escort still has it's original wheel bearings at 200K miles.

Just called the car quest by my parents, $87.99 with 10 year warranty. I don't know if all car quest are the same but this one is in williamston, mi. 517-655-4323.

zzyzzx · 03-31-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdaddyD

Just called the car quest by my parents, $87.99 with 10 year warranty. I don't know if all car quest are the same but this one is in williamston, mi. 517-655-4323.

CarQuest brand?

bigdaddyD · 03-31-2011, 03:19 PM

He had 2 brands, valuecraft and the Michigan brand, didn't actually say a name, just called it the Michigan brand.

Ryan from Ohio · 03-31-2011, 07:23 PM

Chances are this "Michigan Brand" is just someone else assembling the same parts. The real difference is the taper roller bearing in these. The quality of the sensor also plays a part- but the major is the bearing.

mastershake · 11-04-2011, 08:42 AM

bringing this back from the dead... are ac delco hubs good?