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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Drove thru a pothole and rattled my teeth today, now i am hearing a growling noise coming from the left front side. the noise gets louder as speed increases. also, changes when steering side to side. Most likely a hub bearing. where is a good place to buy one from? checked on line here in Winnipeg,Canada. and wow, 190.00 for the bearing assembly. does this seem too steep of a price? Anyone? thoughts? p.s. i do not want a used hub, cause you never know.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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Check Rockauto.com. Not sure if they ship to Canadia or not...
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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Also suggestion if you replace one replace the other and also replace the axle shaft u-joints at the same time.

Rockauto is a good place to look. Ebay hubs aren't a good avenue as you have no idea what the real quality is.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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yeah, 190 is for the premium, white box is around 175.

but if you know someone that works/owns a shop, they can get them for about 140.

try partsource, i got a cheap one from crappy tire and went to partsource and they gave me a premium for the same price. don't know if it was a screwup on their behalf, but it was worth it.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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you can get both front off ebay for around a 100.00
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepmj08
you can get both front off ebay for around a 100.00
Sure if you want cheap chinese crap..Unless you know a vendor on ebay selling timken wheel bearing hubs??
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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check out crown automotive or quadratec. these are not something to skimp on on a vehicle with altered suspension/bigger wheels/tires.
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...axleXJ30F.html


http://www.quadratec.com/products/pr...s&c=51&cv=1000
Have to search through a little on quadratec cuz they have lots of stuff in all price ranges. Hope this helps
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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How about Timken bearings? i've done some checking and these along with SK or *** bearings seem to be above the industry standard. Now i have found an EBAY location, it's called Etopline. they have been on ebay since 2001 and have a 99.6% rating, they sell hubs/front comp/bushings/etc. NOW here's the KICKER!!!!!!! check it out, SAME TIMKEN part number from 2 different parts stores here in Winnipeg, they go for 190.00 [Canadian funds], how about $48.91!!!!!! SAME PART #, Located here just outside Toronto. shipping is 14.99, total for 2 hubs, delivered to my house for 130.00, taxes in. I've e-mailed and got a response back in under 30 mins just to confirm part numbers and that i'll be getting a Timken hub. 100% guarantee and 30 days to return if not completely happy. reading the comments on the site, 99.6% says it all. Guess where i'm getting these from? YOU check it out, give me your response!
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by stumper
How about Timken bearings? i've done some checking and these along with SK or *** bearings seem to be above the industry standard. Now i have found an EBAY location, it's called Etopline. they have been on ebay since 2001 and have a 99.6% rating, they sell hubs/front comp/bushings/etc. NOW here's the KICKER!!!!!!! check it out, SAME TIMKEN part number from 2 different parts stores here in Winnipeg, they go for 190.00 [Canadian funds], how about $48.91!!!!!! SAME PART #, Located here just outside Toronto. shipping is 14.99, total for 2 hubs, delivered to my house for 130.00, taxes in. I've e-mailed and got a response back in under 30 mins just to confirm part numbers and that i'll be getting a Timken hub. 100% guarantee and 30 days to return if not completely happy. reading the comments on the site, 99.6% says it all. Guess where i'm getting these from? YOU check it out, give me your response!
Got a link to there site?
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by okcjeeper
Got a link to there site?
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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not sure how to add a link, but

etopline.net
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on ebay.com type in front wheel bearing, and scrowl down to Jeep bearing, it's about 7 lines down, check it out.

hope this helps.

please let me know if any of you have bad feelings about this place, as i have not dealt with them before, but they have been around for awhile and they have paypal on E-bay, which protects you the buyer, so........?

Last edited by stumper; Feb 11, 2009 at 08:48 PM. Reason: added lines
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Just goto to the ebay page and copy and paste the url in the address bar of your web browser..I am not finding etopline on ebay at all.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Default kinda long address,try it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...mZ220324766246


is this it?
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Yep that's the link..If those are really Timken bearings that is one heck of a good deal.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 08:47 AM
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I have always had good sucess with NAPA wheel bearings since about 15 years ago. When I bought a cheaper set and had to replace them within 6 months. Unit bearing are a little different tolerances than a regular wheel bearing.
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