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Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: mgoblue9798] #3104932
12/23/22 03:45 PM 12/23/22 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mgoblue9798
Originally Posted by GomangoCuda
If you buy Timken open the box before you buy them. Last set I bought were cheap generic no name bearings in expensive Timken boxes. Won't do that again.


Lots of this kind of crap going on. People buy the cheap ones and the expensive brand parts, put the cheap ones in the expensive box and return them.

I got two cams and a set of pistons that way from amazon a couple months ago. Pistons were used OEM that had been spray painted silver rather than the KB's I paid for.

There are parts on Ebay labeled as Mopar but are obvious chinese crap. People just print the labels up and slap it on anything.

Too many thieves out there now a days.

All that said, I use real Timken bearings exclusively if I can get them.


Wow, that's just crazy.
Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: OrangeProwler] #3104945
12/23/22 04:24 PM 12/23/22 04:24 PM
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I sure wouldn't pay up for the OEM parts. If there were any good, you wouldn't be replacing it now. They are designed to fail so that you want to buy a new vehicle.

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Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: Hemi_Joel] #3104991
12/23/22 06:50 PM 12/23/22 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Hemi_Joel
I sure wouldn't pay up for the OEM parts. If there were any good, you wouldn't be replacing it now. They are designed to fail so that you want to buy a new vehicle.


I understand this sentiment, but on my former Pursuit they went bad around this mileage and since I was doing a brake anyway so much easier to just do it then. I like staying ahead on maintenance stuff. Also Barry70GTX was super kind and sent the OEM one's he had for practically free!!! Good guy!!! So I did the hubs and break job (Power Stop rotors, pads and four calipers because coincidently two days before I was going to do it anyway one caliper locked up).

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Larry

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Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: mgoblue9798] #3105318
12/24/22 07:45 PM 12/24/22 07:45 PM
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I've had pretty poor luck with the SKF unit bearings on both my one ton and my jeep. I have the mevotechs on the one ton now and the parts master on the jeep.
Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: Uberpube] #3105376
12/25/22 07:36 AM 12/25/22 07:36 AM
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When an OEM part is recommended- keep in mind it doesn't has to be from your local dealer. Many dealers in the nation heavily discount their parts and sell online. My local Toyota dealer is crazy expensive. But McGeorge Toyota in Richmond Virginia is significantly less in $ than my local dealer. (I'm in Holland MI)

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Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: 2boltmain] #3105413
12/25/22 11:42 AM 12/25/22 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 2boltmain
When an OEM part is recommended- keep in mind it doesn't has to be from your local dealer. Many dealers in the nation heavily discount their parts and sell online. My local Toyota dealer is crazy expensive. But McGeorge Toyota in Richmond Virginia is significantly less in $ than my local dealer. (I'm in Holland MI)
I rarely buy OEM stuff from my local dealership. Online as you wrote much cheaper. I have bought once or twice recently from dealership only because I found out I needed something while I was doing another job and wanted it now while I had access to the part.

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Re: What brand sealed hub bearings? [Re: larrymopar360] #3105645
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There are parts on Ebay labeled as Mopar but are obvious chinese crap.

The Chinese will try to copy anything they can make a buck on. I'm sure you heard of all the fake N96 masks from china. If you watch that show on nat geo(forget the name) they intercept stuff from china and find it to be fake I phones to Gucci bags and everything in between. I still can't figure out why anyone goes to ebay for auto parts, That's all that's on there is Chinese crap! Stop buying from them and supporting this kind of thing. If you do make sure you are getting what you pay for. if you are looking for factory parts try here.
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