Hubs Hubs Hubs (as a cure for bad bearings?)
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Hubs Hubs Hubs (as a cure for bad bearings?)
--> Can anyone provide a rundown on what hubs fit our cars from later model years?
--> Also factors that may make a fitment difference (left/right, front/back, 4WD/FWD, etc)?
--> Finally, whether it makes sense to replace hubs as an easier/cheaper way of replacing burnt-out bearings.
(ALL my bearings are shot to varying degrees and right now I'm looking for hub assy on all four corners and want all the MY options and/or to be convinced there is a better way to go).
Thanks!
--> Also factors that may make a fitment difference (left/right, front/back, 4WD/FWD, etc)?
--> Finally, whether it makes sense to replace hubs as an easier/cheaper way of replacing burnt-out bearings.
(ALL my bearings are shot to varying degrees and right now I'm looking for hub assy on all four corners and want all the MY options and/or to be convinced there is a better way to go).
Thanks!
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Cheaper to do bearings. Either way you're going to have to remove the hub from the car. You can then either pay $45 for a bearing or $99 for a hub. And it takes all of maybe 10 minutes for pressing a bearing out and pressing a new one in.
1995 Polo Green Subaru SVX (189k miles - 08/2007-Present)Manarius wrote:The Neo-Cons would call me a defeatist. I'd call me a realist. I'm realistically saying that a snowball has better chances in the blazes of hell than democracy has in Iraq.
As regards replacing the hub vs replacing the bearings, here's my viewpoint -- IF you can get hubs with the bearings in good condition AND they cost less than the cost of bearings plus labor, I'd say go for the hubs.
I just had the bearing on all four corners replaced with Koyo bearings (they make bearing for racing). They were pressed in correctly with proper pre-load and everything. On the way home from the shop (about 20 miles), the right front bearings self-destruct. I had to get the Suby put on a flatbed and taken back to the mechanic shop. I got a j/y spindle/hub assembly and no problem.
After that right front spindle was replaced when I got home and parked my car, I could smell the left front bearing grease burning. And the wheel was warm to the touch whereas the right front wheel was cold. Another j/y spindle put on.
Now the rear bearings need replacing (or another set of hubs) because they are riding a little rough. People who ride in my car wonder why it vibrates so much.
I just had the bearing on all four corners replaced with Koyo bearings (they make bearing for racing). They were pressed in correctly with proper pre-load and everything. On the way home from the shop (about 20 miles), the right front bearings self-destruct. I had to get the Suby put on a flatbed and taken back to the mechanic shop. I got a j/y spindle/hub assembly and no problem.
After that right front spindle was replaced when I got home and parked my car, I could smell the left front bearing grease burning. And the wheel was warm to the touch whereas the right front wheel was cold. Another j/y spindle put on.
Now the rear bearings need replacing (or another set of hubs) because they are riding a little rough. People who ride in my car wonder why it vibrates so much.
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Thanks for the good reply 93leg. That's what I was thinking about hub vs. bearing, and its good to confirm that later model years should fit. I decided to get bearings (Timken - $30 each) for the front two corners and I'll have to do the back two corners soonish (these original hubs/bearings are at 211K mi, which seems pretty damn good).
The reason I asked is that I had the potential of getting hubs cheap (compared to bearings + labor)... but didn't work out time-wise. I'll prepare for the back end a little better. Also of note, the shop quoted 1.5-2 hours less to do the hubs than the bearings (1.5 vs. 3-3.5).
I'd like to do the back 2 hubs myself, so I'll be keeping my eye out for nice low-mileage hubs off a later model car. Thanks again.
The reason I asked is that I had the potential of getting hubs cheap (compared to bearings + labor)... but didn't work out time-wise. I'll prepare for the back end a little better. Also of note, the shop quoted 1.5-2 hours less to do the hubs than the bearings (1.5 vs. 3-3.5).
I'd like to do the back 2 hubs myself, so I'll be keeping my eye out for nice low-mileage hubs off a later model car. Thanks again.
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My mechanic did a rear wheel bearing in 1 hour...I don't know what yours is smoking with that 1.5 - 3-3.5. Doing both bearings would have taken 2 hours...that 3 hours must include a lunch break or something.
1995 Polo Green Subaru SVX (189k miles - 08/2007-Present)Manarius wrote:The Neo-Cons would call me a defeatist. I'd call me a realist. I'm realistically saying that a snowball has better chances in the blazes of hell than democracy has in Iraq.
Well, 3 hours of labor (at $45/hr) later I have two new front bearings and my problems are solved. $200 for the total job (I brought in bearings - $60). Wish they'd done 2 hours, but hell, I'm happy to be able to hear my radio again!
... now if the droning from the rears (which I couldn't hear over all the racket before) would just go away, I'd be set... Golly it sucks to put in 30%+ of the value of your car in repairs!
... now if the droning from the rears (which I couldn't hear over all the racket before) would just go away, I'd be set... Golly it sucks to put in 30%+ of the value of your car in repairs!