stumper

Drove thru a pothole and rattled my teeth today, now i am hearing a growling noise coming from the left front side. the noise gets louder as speed increases. also, changes when steering side to side. Most likely a hub bearing. where is a good place to buy one from? checked on line here in Winnipeg,Canada. and wow, 190.00 for the bearing assembly. does this seem too steep of a price? Anyone? thoughts? p.s. i do not want a used hub, cause you never know.
Thanks...

zjrog

Check Rockauto.com. Not sure if they ship to Canadia or not...

okcjeeper

Also suggestion if you replace one replace the other and also replace the axle shaft u-joints at the same time.

Rockauto is a good place to look. Ebay hubs aren't a good avenue as you have no idea what the real quality is.

caged

yeah, 190 is for the premium, white box is around 175.

but if you know someone that works/owns a shop, they can get them for about 140.

try partsource, i got a cheap one from crappy tire and went to partsource and they gave me a premium for the same price. don't know if it was a screwup on their behalf, but it was worth it.

jeepmj08

you can get both front off ebay for around a 100.00

okcjeeper

Sure if you want cheap chinese crap..Unless you know a vendor on ebay selling timken wheel bearing hubs??

xjrev10

check out crown automotive or quadratec. these are not something to skimp on on a vehicle with altered suspension/bigger wheels/tires.
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...axleXJ30F.html


http://www.quadratec.com/products/pr...s&c=51&cv=1000
Have to search through a little on quadratec cuz they have lots of stuff in all price ranges. Hope this helps

stumper

How about Timken bearings? i've done some checking and these along with SK or *** bearings seem to be above the industry standard. Now i have found an EBAY location, it's called Etopline. they have been on ebay since 2001 and have a 99.6% rating, they sell hubs/front comp/bushings/etc. NOW here's the KICKER!!!!!!! check it out, SAME TIMKEN part number from 2 different parts stores here in Winnipeg, they go for 190.00 [Canadian funds], how about $48.91!!!!!! SAME PART #, Located here just outside Toronto. shipping is 14.99, total for 2 hubs, delivered to my house for 130.00, taxes in. I've e-mailed and got a response back in under 30 mins just to confirm part numbers and that i'll be getting a Timken hub. 100% guarantee and 30 days to return if not completely happy. reading the comments on the site, 99.6% says it all. Guess where i'm getting these from? YOU check it out, give me your response!

okcjeeper

Got a link to there site?

a1racer

me to

stumper

not sure how to add a link, but

etopline.net
or
on ebay.com type in front wheel bearing, and scrowl down to Jeep bearing, it's about 7 lines down, check it out.

hope this helps.

please let me know if any of you have bad feelings about this place, as i have not dealt with them before, but they have been around for awhile and they have paypal on E-bay, which protects you the buyer, so........?

okcjeeper

Just goto to the ebay page and copy and paste the url in the address bar of your web browser..I am not finding etopline on ebay at all.

stumper

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...mZ220324766246


is this it?

okcjeeper

Yep that's the link..If those are really Timken bearings that is one heck of a good deal.

BlueXJ

I have always had good sucess with NAPA wheel bearings since about 15 years ago. When I bought a cheaper set and had to replace them within 6 months. Unit bearing are a little different tolerances than a regular wheel bearing.