wifes van making noise

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 !! .....

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

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Originally Posted by carwash

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???

01-13-2012, 12:07 AM	#1
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	wifes van making noise 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? __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

01-13-2012, 07:54 AM	#2
cincygman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pleasant Run Farms (near Fairfield) Posts: 378	Call me, you should still have my number __________________ Romans 7-8

01-13-2012, 09:12 AM	#3
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Unit bearing for sure. Piece of cake to change and should be pretty cheap tony. __________________

01-13-2012, 02:45 PM	#5
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	Good that's easy enough. How many miles should I get out of them? Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

01-13-2012, 03:11 PM	#6
eighty3bronco anywhere but there Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Blanchester, Oh Posts: 174	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. __________________

01-13-2012, 11:35 AM	#4
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	X2 on Unit bearing an easy fix !!

01-13-2012, 03:14 PM	#7
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	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 !! .....

01-13-2012, 04:46 PM	#8
kenjeep1835 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: middletown, ohio Posts: 36	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...

01-13-2012, 06:45 PM	#9
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	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 Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

01-13-2012, 11:29 PM	#10
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	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. __________________