SM Weekend of Failure (wheel hubs)
#122
Same principle as that, with that settup the spindle seals the bearring inner race and the cap seals one side of the hub, my tool does both so it has to be done with the hub out of the car.
After the initial changing out the grease the old way all it takes to re fresh your hub is a few pumps of the grease gun untill you see fresh grease coming out past the seal side and you are done.
i think that the only possible draw back is that this leaves more grease in the hub that the traditional re packing would, this may increase drag just a hair and i have noticed a little bit of grease getting pushed out past the grease seal after re packing and a track day...
i suppose that that could be solved by installing an air purge fitting to blow out the exess grease afterre packing.
After the initial changing out the grease the old way all it takes to re fresh your hub is a few pumps of the grease gun untill you see fresh grease coming out past the seal side and you are done.
i think that the only possible draw back is that this leaves more grease in the hub that the traditional re packing would, this may increase drag just a hair and i have noticed a little bit of grease getting pushed out past the grease seal after re packing and a track day...
i suppose that that could be solved by installing an air purge fitting to blow out the exess grease afterre packing.
#125
I bought a Raybestos 713152 non-ABS hub and can confirm that the machining is good. It looks just like the Moog and old-style Timken bearings. I haven't had time to do a side by side comparison of part numbers and stampings yet but I'll update this if I find anything interesting there. So far it looks like a good option at ~$75 shipped.
#126
I bought a Raybestos 713152 non-ABS hub and can confirm that the machining is good. It looks just like the Moog and old-style Timken bearings. I haven't had time to do a side by side comparison of part numbers and stampings yet but I'll update this if I find anything interesting there. So far it looks like a good option at ~$75 shipped.
https://www.amazon.com/Raybestos-713.../dp/B001DAGE38
https://www.amazon.com/Raybestos-713.../dp/B001DAGE38
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I bought a Raybestos 713152 non-ABS hub and can confirm that the machining is good. It looks just like the Moog and old-style Timken bearings. I haven't had time to do a side by side comparison of part numbers and stampings yet but I'll update this if I find anything interesting there. So far it looks like a good option at ~$75 shipped.
https://www.amazon.com/Raybestos-713.../dp/B001DAGE38
https://www.amazon.com/Raybestos-713.../dp/B001DAGE38
Found a SKF local supplier at $170, done with Rockauto and their randomly boxed hubs.
#129
Damn. I just checked again and mine also has the cut for both abs rings. I must have only been looking for the sharp edge around the wheel studs when I checked the first time. The rear seal also looks lower quality on these than the Timkens and others... it's an all-rubber seal instead of the pressed on metal design.
The cuts for the ABS rings aren't a safety issue so I'll keep this hub as a spare, but I probably won't buy one of these again.
The cuts for the ABS rings aren't a safety issue so I'll keep this hub as a spare, but I probably won't buy one of these again.
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It is not Rock Auto that boxes hubs in what ever you order. Its likely that many of these companies are using the same suppliers. That's why you see the same backcuts on multiple companies hubs even with different bearings.
#135
I bought a Raybestos 713152 non-ABS hub and can confirm that the machining is good. It looks just like the Moog and old-style Timken bearings. I haven't had time to do a side by side comparison of part numbers and stampings yet but I'll update this if I find anything interesting there. So far it looks like a good option at ~$75 shipped.
https://www.amazon.com/Raybestos-713.../dp/B001DAGE38
https://www.amazon.com/Raybestos-713.../dp/B001DAGE38
Found a SKF local supplier at $170, done with Rockauto and their randomly boxed hubs.
#137
Recommendation of Hub Manufacturer and Supplier
Hi all, thanks to some great info in this thread and elsewhere I have held off buying what I thought was going to be a good Hub.
Given the recent failures of Timken and poor machining on other brands, what is the current (July 2017) recommendation of brand and supplier that will deliver me a decent Hub that is not going to break and has quality bearings and seals?
Cheers
m
Given the recent failures of Timken and poor machining on other brands, what is the current (July 2017) recommendation of brand and supplier that will deliver me a decent Hub that is not going to break and has quality bearings and seals?
Cheers
m
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This is a Timken I put on sometime in early 2015. Ran on a TTE car on R7s 7-8 events a season.
I actually lucked out, all thing considered. Caught the heavy vibration soon enough to slow down to about ~35mph. This was my first session on a Sunday morning, felt some vibration in the Saturday afternoon sessions, but I had swapped to scrubs so I chalked it up to out of balanced wheel.
I need a new hub(lol), brake caliper bracket, brake line, and I'm going to put on my new spare rotors. I'll pull my fender back out, bleed the brakes, get it aligned, and hopefully be good to go.
This is a Timken I put on sometime in early 2015. Ran on a TTE car on R7s 7-8 events a season.
I actually lucked out, all thing considered. Caught the heavy vibration soon enough to slow down to about ~35mph. This was my first session on a Sunday morning, felt some vibration in the Saturday afternoon sessions, but I had swapped to scrubs so I chalked it up to out of balanced wheel.
I need a new hub(lol), brake caliper bracket, brake line, and I'm going to put on my new spare rotors. I'll pull my fender back out, bleed the brakes, get it aligned, and hopefully be good to go.