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itbrokeagain
01-13-2012, 12:07 AM
Drove my wifes van tonight and there is a noise and a vibration you feel in the wheel. It sounds like she has Mt tires on it. I jacked it up and the driver side has play in the wheel. Unit bearing bad?

cincygman
01-13-2012, 07:54 AM
Call me, you should still have my number

carwash
01-13-2012, 09:12 AM
Unit bearing for sure. Piece of cake to change and should be pretty cheap tony.

sarge
01-13-2012, 11:35 AM
X2 on Unit bearing an easy fix !!

itbrokeagain
01-13-2012, 02:45 PM
Good that's easy enough. How many miles should I get out of them?

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eighty3bronco
01-13-2012, 03:11 PM
it all depends on the conditions... I replaced the ones on our cherokee sport @ about 197,000 and we bought the jeep with 35,000 miles on it. they did not sound bad or feel bad at all.

sarge
01-13-2012, 03:14 PM
You really can't put a milage on them , I'm knocking on wood as I type this, but my Denali has 130k on it and I'm on the originals , replaced a buddies on his Duramax 3500 with 80k . Lifted jeep will eat'm in a year..... It all depends on the quality of the bearing, the quality that was put into the install and driving style and abuse..... I would think on mommy's minivan you could expect 100+k out of a set short of her jumping parking stops for sport !! ..... :thumbup:

kenjeep1835
01-13-2012, 04:46 PM
Hey just a little imput... timken hub units. dont put a duralast if your shop at AutoZone.. Im a manager there, even thought there a little more expensive, seen to many new duralast hubs come back in just a few months...

itbrokeagain
01-13-2012, 06:45 PM
We have an account at koi and I also have a friend there that says he gives me the best price He can. Motorcraft was around 500. Raybestos was 175 but of course they were out at the warehouse. Went with a National for 215. I figured national was a good brand. Also she has 113,000 on the van

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carwash
01-13-2012, 11:29 PM
I replaced them in my 2500HD Dmax at about 70k. I think the weight of the duramax pushed them out a little bit sooner. I went with Timkens because they are lifetime warranty. Most other brands carry a year warranty.

humpy
01-14-2012, 09:06 AM
I replaced them in my 2500HD Dmax at about 70k. I think the weight of the duramax pushed them out a little bit sooner. I went with Timkens because they are lifetime warranty. Most other brands carry a year warranty.

My chev finally needs a drivers side at 251k... Gonna go with timken also.. Hell the local parts stores can give me timken ones cheaper than the Chinese knockoff... WTF???