need wheel bearings
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need wheel bearings
any one recommend some good wheel bearings for the front of a 88 f150 2wd :P mine are wore out... i thought maybe my passenger side caliper was sticking and ate the pads down to the squeeker box but they still look new
(i say passenger side because if pulls that way a little when braking and i replaced the drivers side)
and i also thought it was the brakes because it done it while braking
so i decided to stop thinking and go look...
both sides brakes look great so it must be dry wore out bearings 
so any suggestions on a good brand would be great
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i have had luck with Napa premium. but dont be an idiot like me, use the special greese the first time. i thought i had a lemon, cause i was eating bearings. then i read the little warning, on the grease i was using.
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Timken makes top quality bearings. They are OEM for many manufacturers, both domestic and foreign.
When you take it apart if you aren't seeing any copper on the bearings then I would just repack them and tighten them back up to spec. Chances are pretty good the bearings aren't causing your pull. When they go they usually make noise and cause a lot of excessive heat, but they don't normally cause steering problems.
Just because you had pad material left doesn't mean one side isn't sticking a little more than the other. Use an infrared heat gun to see how hot both sides are getting. You may have a slightly sticking caliper or a partially collapsed hose.
When you take it apart if you aren't seeing any copper on the bearings then I would just repack them and tighten them back up to spec. Chances are pretty good the bearings aren't causing your pull. When they go they usually make noise and cause a lot of excessive heat, but they don't normally cause steering problems.
Just because you had pad material left doesn't mean one side isn't sticking a little more than the other. Use an infrared heat gun to see how hot both sides are getting. You may have a slightly sticking caliper or a partially collapsed hose.
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Thats what I used the last time I repacked mine. Everything seems good from the drivers seat. I havent pulled them apart recently since I have plans of parking the truck & going through everything.
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im lazy... so is that $7 bearing packer any good? or should i spring for the other one?
lol i may just do it the way ive always done it by hand and buy $7 worth of grease rags
lol i may just do it the way ive always done it by hand and buy $7 worth of grease rags
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, piece of f'ing *****. Tried it every way the bearing would go in & it wouldnt even come close to working.Now this one,
, worked great. No problems what so ever out of this one.
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ok thanks 
