01DeepBlue
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- November 7, 2013
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- Northern NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Sport Trac
I just wanted to comment on my experience with front hubs recently.
I thought I had to replace my front hub(turns out the noise is actually coming from my CV axle) and didn't want to buy the generic brand of hub at the auto parts stores. I had the choice of Moog at Advance Auto Parts for $130(including online discount and tax) or the Timken at Autozone for $154($195 at the time since there was no discount then).
I chose the Moog since it was a name brand but cheaper, I could pick it up the same day from the store, I had past good experience with Moog, and I assumed it would be made in the USA or at least be a name brand on the bearing.
I was very wrong to assume it would be made in the USA or a name brand bearing. It was made in Korea and it had NO name on the bearing at all. I took off an original factory Timken with made in the USA stamped on it and was quite annoyed to have to replace it with an inferior product. If I had known that the Moog was foreign made and had a generic bearing I never would have considered it. It was basically the same as the generic house brand that the auto parts stores tried to sell me.
I advise anyone to buy the Timken over the Moog. I was very disappointed that Moog has gone the way most companies have these days by outsourcing parts and labor.
I thought I had to replace my front hub(turns out the noise is actually coming from my CV axle) and didn't want to buy the generic brand of hub at the auto parts stores. I had the choice of Moog at Advance Auto Parts for $130(including online discount and tax) or the Timken at Autozone for $154($195 at the time since there was no discount then).
I chose the Moog since it was a name brand but cheaper, I could pick it up the same day from the store, I had past good experience with Moog, and I assumed it would be made in the USA or at least be a name brand on the bearing.
I was very wrong to assume it would be made in the USA or a name brand bearing. It was made in Korea and it had NO name on the bearing at all. I took off an original factory Timken with made in the USA stamped on it and was quite annoyed to have to replace it with an inferior product. If I had known that the Moog was foreign made and had a generic bearing I never would have considered it. It was basically the same as the generic house brand that the auto parts stores tried to sell me.
I advise anyone to buy the Timken over the Moog. I was very disappointed that Moog has gone the way most companies have these days by outsourcing parts and labor.