I replaced my original wheel bearings at 90-95k miles. I'm at 145k now and seems like my wheel bearings are going out again Very loud whir/grumble from what seems like the left side. When going straight or turning right, you don't' hear it much. But turning left it gets louder and very pronounced. I do drive fairly aggressively and have upper strut brace, lower frame stiffener and so on. Plus it's a Touring edition and I do like taking my on/off ramps with zest Anyways, what would be the best quality/brand of wheel bearings to replace? Last time I had a friend replace them who is a Toyota mechanic and he did it at his house. He told me he used Toyota parts. I'm the type who likes to use OEM, but these don't seem to be holding up well?? Any info appreciated!! ps, mods, if it belongs in Maintenance sections, please move
Coming from a vehicle that used to eat through wheel bearings (GMC Envoy), I tried using OEM. It ate through them in 20,000 miles. Then I switched to Timken brand, sold by some large parts warehouses with a 3 year warranty. Its notable that the OEM part I used only had a 90 day warranty. Personally, I'd buy the best brand name part with the longest warranty. MOOG - a very reputable brand, is available on Advance Auto Parts pre-discount code, for $125. Comes with a 3 year warranty as well.
I replaced mine with the Moog brand (3yr warranty from advance Auto) the job itself was a bit more than I counted on.. Ended up taking old ones in and had them pressed out ..and they still needed to use air hammer of a sort ..in addition to the press. They were really seized in there.
Luckily I have an air compressor and and air hammer. We'll find out this week if I end up using it on my own head I ended up ordering the Moog from AAP with the 30% off code graciously shared by PriusGuy32!!! Thank you so much! One of the only brands with a 3 year warranty so it was a no brainer. Even the timkens were 1/12k. I'll post up once I get them replaced.
