Replacing the rear hubs
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Burning Brakes
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Replacing the rear hubs
Planning on changing out the rear hubs on my 2005. Been having the whining noise so I going to replace both sides. Saw these on Amazon for $89 for both. Have anyone use these before. The AC Delco one cost $127 each. 
New (Both) Rear Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly Chevy Corvette, Cadillac XLR 5 Lug W/ ABS (Pair) 512153 x2
by Detroit Axle
New (Both) Rear Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly Chevy Corvette, Cadillac XLR 5 Lug W/ ABS (Pair) 512153 x2
by Detroit Axle
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If your looking for cheap wheel hubs, then here you go for $75,
http://www.usautoparts.net/catalog/?...7&No=10&Npp=10
Myself since I push the car with road course days and would rather not have a wheel hub fail, tend to just spend the money on SKF's instead.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ecision-2.html
http://www.usautoparts.net/catalog/?...7&No=10&Npp=10
Myself since I push the car with road course days and would rather not have a wheel hub fail, tend to just spend the money on SKF's instead.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ecision-2.html
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I don't remember the brand, but I paid $344 (cc receipt) in Dec '14 for a pair of rear ones. Even though you can get a few thousand miles use after you hear them go South, I wasn't too enthused about have to do it again in a short time. Spend a couple extra bucks now and you may never need to do it twice.
The fronts got done under warranty at 98K miles.
The fronts got done under warranty at 98K miles.
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^^^ They're all the same. They even look the same.
Oh wait, are we talking about the hubs?
Oh, then in that case it depends on the specifications written for production and the anticipated price point of the product.
Oh wait, are we talking about the hubs?
Oh, then in that case it depends on the specifications written for production and the anticipated price point of the product.
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timd38: Dude....I would recommend Korean,Taiwanese, Japanese and India"s any day of the week.
Lets leave china for another thread. I will say this, their electronics is better than most. There hardware is absolute guano!!!!
Lets leave china for another thread. I will say this, their electronics is better than most. There hardware is absolute guano!!!!
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The point was, just because they built in XXXX country, doesn't mean that they are not a good product.
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This is how it works, you send them a sample or design and they build it. No R&D, no quality control in the construction and remember this. China imports all of it's steel, where your junk cars go to become pots and pans.
It is what it is, it's cheap and unfortunately sometimes we prefer cheap over quality.
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About a month ago I installed both rear hubs with SKF, made in Korea. Cost $350.each.
With less than 1,000 miles the left abs sensor failed. Replaced with an oem hub. So much for SKF reliability.
With less than 1,000 miles the left abs sensor failed. Replaced with an oem hub. So much for SKF reliability.
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Please do yourself a favor. Get SKF, TIMKEN, Or OEM. don't cheap out on a hub. stay away from over the counter ACDelco hubs. I used to sell and install many of them for all kinds of cars and they repeatedly fail before the 2nd oil change. If it's oem it will be in a tan cardboard box with a gm sticker on it not ACDelco.
Just an FYI. 90% of new bearing failure is due to improper torque. that being said.
Axle nut torque is 151 ft lbs
Hub mounting bolt torque is 96 ft lbs
Just an FYI. 90% of new bearing failure is due to improper torque. that being said.
Axle nut torque is 151 ft lbs
Hub mounting bolt torque is 96 ft lbs
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Thanks for all the info going to buy OEM from a local auto parts store so if there is a problem I can take them back.
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A year ago I installed the cheapest hubs from Amazon I could find, I think the brand was "GMB". The old ones were absolutely done
The cheap ones are fine 30K miles later.
The cheap ones are fine 30K miles later.
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