Wheel ball bearings question

[bigwayne3000]

I need to get new wheel ball bearings for my ride and I plan on having my dad do the work for me since he has worked on cars forever now. My question is, do any of you have a parts # for the bearings I would need for a '99 Sport 4wd? Do I need to buy the whole wheel hub assembly? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

 

[Dan Whitaker]

You have to buy a complete hub assembly. Spend the $150-180 for a Timken or BCA hub. Those cheap china no name ones on Ebay are junk. I know first hand.

 

[bigwayne3000]

Just a follow up question, when I had the car serviced and all the problems were found the dealer emailed me a copy of the performance checklist showing what failed and what needed work. This is what was listed for the bearing: "Inspect wheel bearings for noise and play Found left front wheel bearing to be noisy/worn/loose" How in the world do I know if its the upper or lower? Aren't there two different wheel ball bearings? At least thats the impression I got from seeing the 2 stickies for bearing replacements.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Upper & lower would be BALL JOINTS. There is not an upper & lower bearing.

The only difference is two wheel drive Explorers use traditional tapered roller bearings in which case you would have an inner & outer bearing & inner & outer race.

 

[bigwayne3000]

Ok so according to the vehicle maitanence sheet, the: "Inspect wheel bearings for noise and play Found left front wheel bearing to be noisy/worn/loose" is in fact the hub assembly and I should spend the $$$ and go with a BCA or Timken one? Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

 

[Xplorer82]

Timken. Never used the bca, but you can Not go wrong w/timken. Long lasting, great quality for the $.

 

[drbenz]

And be careful to tighten the axle or spindle nut properly, you can ruin a good bearing by over or under tightening it.

 

[jremington59]

Go to the vendor section and go to Rock Auto. You can get the timken from them for the price of an aftermarket at a parts store. I just got one for 117 if I recall.

 

[Turdle]

Amazon has em for 102.00

http://www.amazon.com/Timken-SP4502...sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335449957&sr=8-1-spell

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/compatibility-chart/B000BZAEGY/ref=au_pf_dp_chart

 

[bigwayne3000]

Thanks guys!