 Used wheel bearings, Good idea or bad idea? |
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 Feb 17 2005, 11:53 AM
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Feb 17 2005, 12:18 PM
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Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33 |
I would say bad. The front hubs on an f-body are notoriously short-lived, and the Ebay link is apparently for salvage parts from various cars, so you really don't know their history or condition.
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Feb 17 2005, 12:36 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,042 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Hanover, PA Member No.: 36 |
For $20 buy it now, its good as a track spare.
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Feb 18 2005, 04:58 AM
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I'll find out soon. I'm going to run the used 40K miles hubs from my LS1 conversion this weekend. They were from a drag racer so I think they'll be ok. They're easy to change so why not?
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Feb 18 2005, 10:40 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14 |
It seems to me that even the reman hub from auto parts stores are hit-or-miss based on my own experience and based on some posts on this site. I put a used bearing on my car last October from my Dad's C4 and I am not convinced the one I replaced was bad so I kept it. I might buy one or two and see what happens.
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Feb 18 2005, 10:53 AM
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Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (steve-d @ Feb 17 2005, 07:36 AM) For $20 buy it now, its good as a track spare. For use as a track spare, sure, but .... What I've learned from all of the trouble people have with the replacement hubs is that when I need new ones, I'll probably pony up for new GM parts. Keeping in mind that the wheel bearings and brake calipers are the only things holding the wheels on (especially at OT speeds), and that the lifetime guarantee on the rebuilt parts seems to be gone now, the cheap alternatives don't seem so cheap. MHO .... |
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Feb 18 2005, 01:15 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,042 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Hanover, PA Member No.: 36 |
Have any C5 Pro teams or teams using the FBody ever converted to individual bearing assemblies that can be cleaned and adjusted? Just wondering.
Steve |
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Feb 18 2005, 03:13 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,640 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 40 |
QUOTE (sgarnett @ Feb 18 2005, 05:53 AM) QUOTE (steve-d @ Feb 17 2005, 07:36 AM) For $20 buy it now, its good as a track spare. For use as a track spare, sure, but .... What I've learned from all of the trouble people have with the replacement hubs is that when I need new ones, I'll probably pony up for new GM parts. Keeping in mind that the wheel bearings and brake calipers are the only things holding the wheels on (especially at OT speeds), and that the lifetime guarantee on the rebuilt parts seems to be gone now, the cheap alternatives don't seem so cheap. MHO .... Well the Timken brand from autozone is probably just fine. Timken is a very good name in bearings. I know they make some OEM bearings in GM's. Of course whether they build them to a different spec for GM is the question. |
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Feb 20 2005, 01:32 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,042 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Hanover, PA Member No.: 36 |
QUOTE (steve-d @ Feb 18 2005, 07:15 AM) Have any C5 Pro teams or teams using the FBody ever converted to individual bearing assemblies that can be cleaned and adjusted? Just wondering. Steve ttt Anyone know of an FBody using traditional bearings rather than the hubs? Should be easy for a custom Race shop to fab one? Steve |
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