TheLed0314 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 From what I can see, most people recommend OE when replacing front and rear wheel bearings. Just wanted to collect some actual experience from the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLed0314 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 '05 LGT Wagon Manual. I recently replaced both rear wheel bearings at 117k miles with Moog. Fronts are still OE but I can hear them now that the rears are quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanyb505 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I use timken front and rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabo Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Both my rear wheel bearings are Timken, no issues so far. (<400 miles though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatingInternet Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I'm cheap so I went with GMB. No noise on my side. I think there's a lot of people who buy the cheap stuff and never have any problems. The few that do are very vocal about it. It's a calculated gamble imo, just be willing to do it twice worst case scenario. Not too bad on these cars to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devobuzz Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 26K on my rear Timkens without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojasher25 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 NTN bearings are mostly what we use at the shop. Most important part is torquing the axle nut correctly. Using an impact wrench will make them growl really fast. They are pricey but it's oem and what comes on the cars from factory. I've used moog in the past on personal vehicles and didnt even go 10k miles before making noise again. Subieguys.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Moogs work in the rear but not the fronts. My wagon's had moog in the rears for many miles now. Timken, NTN, OEM work fine in the front. see post #162 https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/idea-web-links-saved-various-parts-219238p5.html 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLed0314 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Moogs work in the rear but not the fronts. My wagon's had moog in the rears for many miles now. Timken, NTN, OEM work fine in the front. see post #162 https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/idea-web-links-saved-various-parts-219238p5.html A lot of info in that post. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLed0314 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 NTN bearings are mostly what we use at the shop. Most important part is torquing the axle nut correctly. Using an impact wrench will make them growl really fast. They are pricey but it's oem and what comes on the cars from factory. I've used moog in the past on personal vehicles and didnt even go 10k miles before making noise again. Subieguys.com Traverse City! Nice area of Northern Michigan, I'm in Grand Rapids so I make it up that way a couple times a year. Thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Kalamazoo here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipi135 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Anyone use Dorman bearings? Rockauto says they have a lifetime warranty so i might go with them next since my front Timken seems to have some play in it and is out of warranty. (Could be the ball joint though, still need to look into it more) Also on a side note, Surtrack axles are trash but at least getting warranty replacements isnt too hard. 3rd one is starting to click after maybe 9 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Dorman will be a Chinese bearing. They purchase the absolute cheapest things they can buy. I used to rep them and some of the things I saw coming through were pretty scary. Go with Timken, NTN, OE, or Bower/BCA. Can't go wrong with any of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottFW Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I've been using Timken fronts on mine. One just died this week, with less than 45K on it. Other front bearing still felt okay when I pulled it for inspection, but I replaced it anyway while I was in there. We'll see how long this set lasts. The rears are OEM with 104K and seem fine for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holla Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I replaced the rears with oem over 50k ago and they seem to be holding up well. I’ve had the car for about 70k, never replaced the fronts, I’m assuming they are oem. I think they may need replacement here soon but I’ll stick with oem again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLed0314 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 I replaced the rears with oem over 50k ago and they seem to be holding up well. I’ve had the car for about 70k, never replaced the fronts, I’m assuming they are oem. I think they may need replacement here soon but I’ll stick with oem again. I wonder who the supplier was/is for OE bearings. Anyone using SKF or Centric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 SKF I think was another one of the good ones. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottFW Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 SKF in general makes good quality bearings. Most people would probably put them in the same league as NSK as far as OEM quality goes. Can't say anything specifically about their hub assemblies for our cars though, as I've never used them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino6303 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 BCA WE60548 Front (made by NTN) BCA WE60998 Rear (made by NTN) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanks rhino6303, hope you don't mind, I added those to post 162 in the link above. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Any one have an skf part number? I emailed them and they said they don't make them for the lgt. Oem comes with a 12 month no questions asked warranty for failure. Drive on Street for 11 months an 15 days, then do track day to cause failure. Free replacement. If you have the dealer replace them on Friday and complain about failure the following Monday, expect to get some push back on the warranty. Ymmv Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Just get a Timken, they are great. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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