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elpuas3000
09-10-2009, 10:43 PM
i need to buy a new wheel bearing ... should i buy it from ebay? they r selling it for 50.00

TdotAlero
09-10-2009, 11:09 PM
i need to buy a new wheel bearing ... should i buy it from ebay? they r selling it for 50.00
Probably won't find cheaper than eBay. I found mine from eBay for about $40 or so and did local pick up. Go for it.

colonel6632
09-10-2009, 11:20 PM
i've read that the ebay ones are cheap quality... i've never bought one though

elpuas3000
09-10-2009, 11:54 PM
Probably won't find cheaper than eBay. I found mine from eBay for about $40 or so and did local pick up. Go for it.
who r they? they good?

jayson_waltz
09-11-2009, 12:12 AM
i bought mine off ebay for about $40-50. has worked fine for about 8 months so far.

Ryan from Ohio
09-11-2009, 07:21 AM
I bought a set off Flea Bay.

Dont waste your money.

Get a good SKF one at Murray's or O'Reiley's

TdotAlero
09-11-2009, 11:23 PM
who r they? they good?
I would say they are, no problems with my bearing so far.
Tutu Auto Sales (http://cgi.ebay.ca/00-01-02-03-04-Oldsmobile-Alero-front-wheel-hub-bearing_W0QQitemZ350229039302QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMo tors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item518b4708 c6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)

elpuas3000
09-12-2009, 12:23 AM
I would say they are, no problems with my bearing so far.
Tutu Auto Sales (http://cgi.ebay.ca/00-01-02-03-04-Oldsmobile-Alero-front-wheel-hub-bearing_W0QQitemZ350229039302QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMo tors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item518b4708 c6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)

ok ty

Ryan from Ohio
09-12-2009, 08:20 AM
Let me quickly share my experience with E Bay cheap Chinese wheel bearings.

I bought a set of them and did both my fronts as they were both bad. Mine had a 90 day warranty. Withing the first 60ish days one went out. It took a month, a prepaid third bearing to get my new one in. Threat of E Bay and Pay Pal action to get a refund on the replacement...

Then about 7 months later they started to go out. Being as mad as I was, I said F IT I will drive it until I absolutely MUST replace them. I got another 3-4 months out of them before the "death noises" happened.

Now Im rolling on SKF brand bearings. A HIGH QUALITY manufacturer. They come with a two year warranty also... Timken was only 1 year.

So if it goes out, I just take it up to the parts store and walk out with another one.

Cost me about $120 a pop but worth it. This isnt a job you want to do every few months!

A57
09-12-2009, 09:59 AM
Just let me tell you ebay is great on somethings but if you buy chaep part you get what you pay for.. Dont be cheap on something you need to have working correctly.. Just as i had a wheel fly off on my work truck due to the lack of greese in the wheel bearings.. So take ryan's story with ebay bearing..

Goto napa auto or O'Reiley's

here;s and online site http://www2.1aauto.com/1A/wheel-bearing-hub-front/Oldsmobile/Alero/1ASHF00001/320863?utm_source=google_base&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_base_api

Ryan from Ohio
09-12-2009, 10:36 AM
Search on here... I have a thread on the issue and you will see dates...

TdotAlero
09-12-2009, 12:30 PM
Guess I just got a good bearing, or I'm about to replace them again soon...