Damn aftermarket

[jeffcoslacker]

Some may remember I had a rumble in the front end for a couple of years that I ignored for the most part because it didn't seem to be getting any worse...which ultimately turned out to be the right front hub bearing...

I replaced it with one from Carquest in June of last year, didn't really put a lot of thought into it, and everything was fine until this August, when she began to rumble again...

No problem, I thought, the other side is going bad. They tend to do that...

I was trying to ignore it until I felt like doing it, but it quickly became more pronounced and got to where it felt like I had broken glass and shrapnel instead of a bearing...

So today I set out to replace it...And found it was actually the same one I replaced last spring......less than 18 months old, not even 6,000 miles on it.

One year warranty, of course...

This time I got one from O'Rielly's, my choices were a National/BCA...built in Korea.....or a My-T-Fine or whatever their house-branded Chinese junk line was called...so I popped for the extra $20 for the Federal, but I'm still skeptical...

I'd like to know who the OE supplier was...I'll get that when this one fails next year...

Morale of the story...as always...cheaper always costs more in the long run.

You heard it here first

[rhandwor]

You can go to a place like Applied Hydraulics or Dixie Bearing and buy a bearing made in the U S or Canada I've done this and had good success.
Old line companies are going foreign be careful.

[savannaz34]

Originally Posted by jeffcoslacker

Some may remember I had a rumble in the front end for a couple of years that I ignored for the most part because it didn't seem to be getting any worse...which ultimately turned out to be the right front hub bearing...

I replaced it with one from Carquest in June of last year, didn't really put a lot of thought into it, and everything was fine until this August, when she began to rumble again...

No problem, I thought, the other side is going bad. They tend to do that...

I was trying to ignore it until I felt like doing it, but it quickly became more pronounced and got to where it felt like I had broken glass and shrapnel instead of a bearing...

So today I set out to replace it...And found it was actually the same one I replaced last spring......less than 18 months old, not even 6,000 miles on it.

One year warranty, of course...

This time I got one from O'Rielly's, my choices were a National/BCA...built in Korea.....or a My-T-Fine or whatever their house-branded Chinese junk line was called...so I popped for the extra $20 for the Federal, but I'm still skeptical...

I'd like to know who the OE supplier was...I'll get that when this one fails next year...

Morale of the story...as always...cheaper always costs more in the long run.

You heard it here first

i feel your pain,relized that years ago,i am a heavy duty mech.and i know all about cheap shi*

[DnaProRacing]

wait, theres an aftermarket for luminas??? why didnt anyone tell me??!!

[Bearwulf]

I have installed several from NAPA over the past few years. Some of them have over 100g on them with no problems. Others are strictly short mile transport vehicles (appx.20g in 4 years ), but no complaints yet.