I have a few questions, especially interested in hearing from any machine shop people’s opinion.
I have a growling sound coming from my front wheel bearing. My bird has pretty much been sitting for 6 months or so. Even after new HG’s, motor mounts, radiator, ABS repairs. After inspecting the wheel/rim, hub, spindle, all checks out fine except for the bearings. I have concluded they (remanufactured wheel hub/bearing assemblies) are junk after going through 5 (Yes FIVE) of them in two years.
My questions are:
1: Should I convert to a later model wheel hub/bearing assembly, as they are cheaper and easily available. Besides the bearing hub assembly, will I then have to change my spindles, ABS rings, brake calipers, etc to make it work? Or is it a direct bolt on part without having to modify anything like changing my rims/tires to a different bolt pattern?
2: Should I just replace it with a new remanufactured one and do this all over again in 6 months or less? At $150 - $235 EACH I might add.
3: Replace it with a used one and take my chances on how long this will last?
4: I am thinking this is the most cost effective and hopefully the most longest lasting alternative. Can I take my hub assembly to a bearing supplier (Which are abundant here) and have them order me the bearings, then take them to a machine shop and have the hub assembly rebuilt? Is this something a local machine shop can do? I mean someone has to press out the old ones, and re-install the new bearings on these hubs somewhere, right?
Thanks in advance for any input…
edit...I called Ford and they have discontinued this part as well..
I have a growling sound coming from my front wheel bearing. My bird has pretty much been sitting for 6 months or so. Even after new HG’s, motor mounts, radiator, ABS repairs. After inspecting the wheel/rim, hub, spindle, all checks out fine except for the bearings. I have concluded they (remanufactured wheel hub/bearing assemblies) are junk after going through 5 (Yes FIVE) of them in two years.
My questions are:
1: Should I convert to a later model wheel hub/bearing assembly, as they are cheaper and easily available. Besides the bearing hub assembly, will I then have to change my spindles, ABS rings, brake calipers, etc to make it work? Or is it a direct bolt on part without having to modify anything like changing my rims/tires to a different bolt pattern?
2: Should I just replace it with a new remanufactured one and do this all over again in 6 months or less? At $150 - $235 EACH I might add.
3: Replace it with a used one and take my chances on how long this will last?
4: I am thinking this is the most cost effective and hopefully the most longest lasting alternative. Can I take my hub assembly to a bearing supplier (Which are abundant here) and have them order me the bearings, then take them to a machine shop and have the hub assembly rebuilt? Is this something a local machine shop can do? I mean someone has to press out the old ones, and re-install the new bearings on these hubs somewhere, right?
Thanks in advance for any input…
edit...I called Ford and they have discontinued this part as well..
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