Question About Wheel Bearings

There is no reason to replace the hub unless it is damaged. All you have to do is take the old assembly and new bearings and seals to any repair shop and have them press out the old and in the new. It takes about 5 mins and shouldn't be more than $10-20. It will be cheaper than buying a new assembly and you know exactly what kind of bearings you are getting.
 
Sungod said:
There is no reason to replace the hub unless it is damaged. All you have to do is take the old assembly and new bearings and seals to any repair shop and have them press out the old and in the new. It takes about 5 mins and shouldn't be more than $10-20. It will be cheaper than buying a new assembly and you know exactly what kind of bearings you are getting.
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But you don't get the convenience/experience of replacing the whole assembly and it makes it a hell of a lot easier to do yourself. and it really can't hurt to replace the hub, can it?
 
zopperman said:
But you don't get the convenience/experience of replacing the whole assembly and it makes it a hell of a lot easier to do yourself. and it really can't hurt to replace the hub, can it?
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Convenience may be the only gain. Experience will be the same. Actually mabye more if you find a shop that will let you see the press work. I don't think it will hurt, but I am of the mind set "if it ain't broke, don't break it" and I would be more comfortable with the OEM hub and seals and timken or SKF bearing as opposed to China's finest as found on Ebay. The hub afterall is just a chunk of steel with studs, but you don't know the quality of material.
 
Sungod said:
Convenience may be the only gain. Experience will be the same. Actually mabye more if you find a shop that will let you see the press work. I don't think it will hurt, but I am of the mind set "if it ain't broke, don't break it" and I would be more comfortable with the OEM hub and seals and timken or SKF bearing as opposed to China's finest as found on Ebay. The hub afterall is just a chunk of steel with studs, but you don't know the quality of material.
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[MENTION=72341]NJshadow93[/MENTION] didn't you go with OEM?
 
I'm about to have a bearing pressed in but didn't realize that there were some seals that need to go in there. Where about do the seals go? Any one got a diagram?
 
my parts were all OEM and were about $300 for both sides and had the seals, bearing, and hub all correctly spaced, cant complain with that. Also when getting the original hub out, they are prone to cracking so its not a huge amount of money to get all new assemblies and make it an easy swap
 
Yes, the kit I ordered, fully assembled hub and bearing, are OEM. I paid $50 more, each, for OEM because I honestly don't trust no name Chinese auto products. That's the way to go IMO. I've heard that you can't match spec with getting a new bearing pressed into the old hub.
 
Atlanta_man said:
is the 4wd same as 2wd as far as front hub is concerned ? which one is shown in this vid ?
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No, they are different and there are some different parts. Like, the 2WD has a special lock nut that the 4WD doesn't have. I think the bearing itself might be the same, but the hubs are different. The video from Bluepitbearings is for the 4WD. If you have the 2WD, look up "NCSCOTT." He's a member and has a 4th gen 2WD. He's got a long thread about his wheel bearing odyssey.
 
NJshadow93 said:
Alright cool, that looks like the same one I bought from, but I bought them from his site which is linked above. He shipped them fast so that is a good sign! Should be getting them Thursday.
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I have a pair of hub assemblies from Bluepit in my shed right now. The only issue now is having time to get them installed. Andy seems to be a stand up guy. I got my package really quick. THe only "problem" I think I'll have is that a usual torque wrench and socket won't fit for torquing the 4 bearing bolts onto the steering knuckle. not enough room between the hub and bearing. I bought a crowsfoot adapter but that might be too short of an extension. Of course it only calls for around 60 ft/lbs. That ought to be easy to get by cranking down on a box end. I got some blue thread lock to put on those bolts too.
 
Got my hub unit back from machine shop and did the install this am took me about an hour to re and re it.. I would recommend that people just buy a fully assembled unit price wise not much difference and saves the running around. If do want a bearing pressed take it to an actual machine shop not just a mechanic IMHO
 
BCfish said:
Got my hub unit back from machine shop and did the install this am took me about an hour to re and re it.. I would recommend that people just buy a fully assembled unit price wise not much difference and saves the running around. If do want a bearing pressed take it to an actual machine shop not just a mechanic IMHO
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That's what I did, bought the fully assembled units from Bluepirbearings.com. Highly recommended, Andy shipped them out fast and has good communication. I'm happy with the products.
 
have some play 9 to 3 oclock on my truck..heard its either the cv hlf shaft, ball joint or bearings.........hv ordered the blue pit bearings...will see how it goes
 
Just as an FYI to everyone following this thread, I am a sponsor here on 4Runner, and I sell the exact same assemblies as blue pit, but for a lot less. AND I sell the 2WD assemblies, which he does not. My 4WD units are $189 each, and the 2WD assemblies are $289 each. That includes shipping! All mine are professionally built in a fully ASE Certified automotive repair shop. check them out if you like!

COMPLETE front wheel bearing assemblies!!
 
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