Wheel bearings - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

scott.475 · 02-16-2003, 08:04 PM

Any preferred brand of wheel bearings, or are they all pretty much equal? Should I stick with Ford original parts, are aftermarket?

*VBVA* · 02-16-2003, 08:25 PM

With my experience, wheel bearings are just wheel bearings. I recently replaced mine, the OEM ones last 120K miles and I got a Ford dealership around here to replace them for pretty cheap.

*Felix* · 02-17-2003, 01:09 AM

Buy American Made!!!! Temkin seems to be one of the better made bearings and yes there is a difference in bearings. The quality of steel they use and the tollerances they are made under will have a derastic effect on the life of them.

02-16-2003, 08:04 PM	#1
scott.475 Wannabe Elite Explorer Washington State '94 4wd Explorer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 132 Vehicle Specs	Wheel bearings Any preferred brand of wheel bearings, or are they all pretty much equal? Should I stick with Ford original parts, are aftermarket?

02-16-2003, 08:25 PM	#2
VBVA Go Dukes! Northern Virginia '93 XL Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,717 Vehicle Specs	With my experience, wheel bearings are just wheel bearings. I recently replaced mine, the OEM ones last 120K miles and I got a Ford dealership around here to replace them for pretty cheap. __________________ - Brian - The Ex The Mug

02-17-2003, 01:09 AM	#3
Felix Elite Explorer CherryPoint, NC 2006 F-150 XLT Super Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 806 Vehicle Specs	Buy American Made!!!! Temkin seems to be one of the better made bearings and yes there is a difference in bearings. The quality of steel they use and the tollerances they are made under will have a derastic effect on the life of them.