Originally Posted by BwanaBob

Thanks for the replies and the advice. The Timken hubs were bought
from rockauto.com in 2018 and we carried them back here in our suitcases
as personal items. Ordering auto parts by mail or air freight has led to
exorbitant customs charges.

I had my mechanic get a used hub from the Jeep junkyard in the big city.
Dickered down to $120. They are getting rare here. There are no new
hub options in this country.

We installed the hub this afternoon. We used a L-shaped wrench with a long
handle. The mechanic held the handle 18 inches from the hub and tightened
with just about all his weight, about 130 pounds. Maybe that won't be too tight.
The hub drives quiet and smooth now.

Maybe my bad experience with the Timkens is the exception, and I hope any you
have do not fail, but my mechanic and I agree that their lack of dust shields lets water
and grit into the bearing too easily. The other brands have them, why not Timken?
Also, if you look at the pictures of the various hubs out there, you'll notice in the
profile picture that the neck of the Timkens is smaller in diameter than the Mopars
and about any other brand. Why is that?