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wheel bearing assembles
Has anyone check the price of these lately?
I bought one about two years ago and it was $288.21
Priced one today for a repair on customers truck and it was $564.51 WTF
Almost double the price
I asked them if they where on crack! he said(why?)
Then i asked him to look up the last time that i bought one and give me the price! (he said that's funny!)
Needless to say I said that I would not buy these from Ford again!
I walked out the door PISSED!!!!!!!!!!
I bought one about two years ago and it was $288.21
Priced one today for a repair on customers truck and it was $564.51 WTF
Almost double the price
I asked them if they where on crack! he said(why?)
Then i asked him to look up the last time that i bought one and give me the price! (he said that's funny!)
Needless to say I said that I would not buy these from Ford again!
I walked out the door PISSED!!!!!!!!!!
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Wheel Bearing assemblies
Timely post, I just installed mine yesterday, 2003 F250 4x4.
Dealer 547.00
Autozone (Timken Part) 324.00
Amazon.com (Timken Part) 186.00
Amazon.com reseller (Timken Part) as low as 168.00
A word on Timken, supplies most major auto mfg with their bearings, made in the USA, IMPECCABLE REPUTATION, Aerospace supplier, 111 year old company, I would urge you to check out their site, they have an incredible reputation.
Parts arrived from Amazon.com in 2 business days, perfect fit, they even came with the "yellow" (rear) Oring and 4 new studs so you dont have to buy those parts from ford, you should however replace the front O-ring on the locking hub, also, if your auto lockers dont work, and/or your heater acts funny (blows only from the defrost vents) this will fix that also as the hubs require a vacuum seal to work and the above O-rings wear out.
In any event, I will take Timken over Ford anyday, check them out online and you will find that most will.
Good luck, like I said, just did this yesterday took about 4 hours with the right tools (air impact etc.) happy to answer any questions.
lj
Dealer 547.00
Autozone (Timken Part) 324.00
Amazon.com (Timken Part) 186.00
Amazon.com reseller (Timken Part) as low as 168.00
A word on Timken, supplies most major auto mfg with their bearings, made in the USA, IMPECCABLE REPUTATION, Aerospace supplier, 111 year old company, I would urge you to check out their site, they have an incredible reputation.
Parts arrived from Amazon.com in 2 business days, perfect fit, they even came with the "yellow" (rear) Oring and 4 new studs so you dont have to buy those parts from ford, you should however replace the front O-ring on the locking hub, also, if your auto lockers dont work, and/or your heater acts funny (blows only from the defrost vents) this will fix that also as the hubs require a vacuum seal to work and the above O-rings wear out.
In any event, I will take Timken over Ford anyday, check them out online and you will find that most will.
Good luck, like I said, just did this yesterday took about 4 hours with the right tools (air impact etc.) happy to answer any questions.
lj
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I second Amazon and the Timken bearings. Every bearing I've replaced on all my vehicles are Timkens whenever I can get them and I haven't been let down yet.
Replacing them is pretty simple and straight forward. Shouldn't take you more than an hour each side really...
These units are one of the easiest to swap out on the trail in my opinion.
Replacing them is pretty simple and straight forward. Shouldn't take you more than an hour each side really...
These units are one of the easiest to swap out on the trail in my opinion.
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Are these the ones you got from Amazon?
Amazon.com: Timken SP580205 Axle Bearing and Hub Assembly: Automotive
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Amazon.com: Timken SP580205 Axle Bearing and Hub Assembly: Automotive
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Thats the exact part number, also it is the same part number you can reference at Autozone if you cant wait, or would like to do what I did to make sure I had the right thread, take a lug nut off your truck and ask at Autozone to see one of the units, if they dont have Timken in stock you can check it against one of their chinese units, they seem to have plenty of those.
Beutiful units almost didnt want to get them dirty.
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Beutiful units almost didnt want to get them dirty.
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did the autozone one have the seal and studs as well?
I have course lugs currently, but when I got a set of craigslist wheels for my 33s they came with a set of fine thread lugs that I still have. So if that is the only difference I should be able to use them, correct - just note the mismatch between front and rear?
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I have course lugs currently, but when I got a set of craigslist wheels for my 33s they came with a set of fine thread lugs that I still have. So if that is the only difference I should be able to use them, correct - just note the mismatch between front and rear?
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the timkens I bought from AZ had the wheel studs of course, but not the hub mounting studs. I was feeling lazy and just bought new studs and nuts from the dealer. my hubs also didn't come with the yellow o ring, so I picked them up from the dealer too.
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The Timkens I bought on Amazon came with 4 new hub mounting studs (loose), fine thread wheel studs installed, and the yellow O-ring that seals the backside of the hub. I did not note whether or not the Autozone unit came with the studs and Orings, I know of course that the wheel studs where installed, IF they are like the Timken unit the 4 studs and Oring are packed in a small bag under the packaging at the bottom of the box.
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That's the part number I bought. Except that I got the ones that were a little more $$ with free supersaver shipping (because shipping a package that heavy to Alaska is hella expensive). I bought two. One came complete, one was missing the o-ring and studs. Boxes had the same part numbers and didn't look like they had ever been opened. So...?
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Weird, we buy a lot on Amazon and the customer service has always been excellent, I would let them know it was not complete and my experience has been they will make good on it.
They will probably request the "incorrect/incomplete" part back at their expense (they issue a pickup tag with Fedex/UPS) and ship you a new one, I would push for overnight for the inconvenience.
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They will probably request the "incorrect/incomplete" part back at their expense (they issue a pickup tag with Fedex/UPS) and ship you a new one, I would push for overnight for the inconvenience.
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OK, so it sounds like the amazon ones are deal since they are a good price and should come with the extras.
Am I correct in assuming that if I use the fine lug nuts I have sitting around that there is no other difference in fine and coarse?
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Am I correct in assuming that if I use the fine lug nuts I have sitting around that there is no other difference in fine and coarse?
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Haven't looked at both side by side, but since there is no mention of bolt pattern differences in regards to the wheel stud thread pitch, and I haven't heard of any differentiation as far as wheels go within that model year range I think it would be safe to assume that if you had fine lug nuts you should be able to bolt these units on with no other issue than having coarse thread lug nuts on the rear and fine thread on the front.
That would drive me nuts
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That would drive me nuts
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