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topher5150

topher5150

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so i took the ol' Lincoln to the tire place to get a clunking checked out, they said there was some play in the wheel bearings, yes i learned my lesson no more autozone.
i'm checking out some bearings on rock auto. they have a timken for $55, and BCA/national for $71. what's a better buy???????????????????????????????????:confused:
 
I am pretty sure my last set was BCA and they are holding up fine. Before that was NTP or NPT or something and I replaced them a couple times.
 
man u guys down in the states are soo lucky. U have so many vendors and shops to choose from and thus everything costs relatively cheap. Whereas up north in canada everything costs an arm and a leg cuz we end up buying everything from u guys but get screwed on the taxes and duties.
 
VaeVictus said:
man u guys down in the states are soo lucky. U have so many vendors and shops to choose from and thus everything costs relatively cheap. Whereas up north in canada everything costs an arm and a leg cuz we end up buying everything from u guys but get screwed on the taxes and duties.
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yea well you have marc emery and all those vendors and shops to choose from..wereas here in texas "IT" costs an arm and a leg and we get screwed..
(lol)

Marc did help me defray my costs though!
haha
 
You Know O/E frt hub/brg is only 103.98 retail and $74.87 each LVC and the rears from ford are 68.90 list and cost you 51.68 each.....the rears are also available as a ford racing part (in the O/E box with ford racing label on it) is 37.00 and cost you 30.00 each!! No tax but there is shipping. I have not had a concern with any of those hubs or brgs to date!!
max
 
How long do the rear bearings last I have 136k on the car. What's the best way to get those off if the threaded end of the half shafts is completly rusted over
 
mrzeee said:
You Know O/E frt hub/brg is only 103.98 retail and $74.87 each LVC and the rears from ford are 68.90 list and cost you 51.68 each.....the rears are also available as a ford racing part (in the O/E box with ford racing label on it) is 37.00 and cost you 30.00 each!! No tax but there is shipping. I have not had a concern with any of those hubs or brgs to date!!
max
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Those are very competitive prices Max and the quality of OEM to aftermarket is worth the $5 more for the OEM parts...
 
If the end of the shaft is really rusted I would zap it off with an impact... if you don't have one just go down to a local shop and have them zap the nuts off for you.
 
Like this?

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My impact is special...

I bought it at an auction in the sticks... it was owned by an old guy who had been working on car forever.... he had a Snap On toolbox from the 1950's. It's a 1/2' Ingersoll Rand unit, it is old crusty dirty and looks like its been dropped off a lift many times.... That being said at 155 psi it has never let me down.
 
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