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Old 02-16-2024, 10:00 PM   #1
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Default What brand of wheel bearings not made in China?

Need a rear bearing for my 18 Impreza and looking at the name brands on Rock Auto. Timken, SKF, MOOG, BCA, etc. They are $95 to $110 so I want to make sure they aren't made in China at that price when I can get one from the dealer for $141.Anybody bought some lately to verify?
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Old 02-17-2024, 12:18 AM   #2
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Plus shipping and delivery time?

I'd be inclined to just get it from the dealer if he has it in stock.

EDIT: IIRC doesnt Rock Auto let you know COO?

Last time I was looking for bearings for an 04 Expedition I saw Moogs for those were made in Korea.

It was either on Rock or Amazon I saw COO for the bearings I was looking at.

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Old 02-17-2024, 08:44 AM   #3
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That's with shipping and I would be ordering a bunch of other parts so it's negligible. I can wait another 2 or 3 days, no rush.
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Old 02-17-2024, 09:15 AM   #4
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A quick search on the SKF BR930768 has COO as Japan per Amazon.

I got Moog wheel bearings for another car recently and Amazon listed it as Korean, I got the part locally and it was indeed made in Korea, so IME their info is accurate.

I'd probably go SKF in this case.
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Old 02-17-2024, 10:02 AM   #5
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I'd agree with going SKF if you aren't going OEM. Just for the warranty really.

From RockAuto on that wheel hub - SKF Warranty Information:
Wheel Bearing & Hub: 5 year 60,000 miles
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Old 02-17-2024, 10:31 AM   #6
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Well, I'm ordering front and rear brake pads, parking brake shoes, pb hardware kit. If I add the SKF which ships from a different warehouse, my grand total is $187. I see BCA/NTN bearings which actually say "Japan" cost $14 more but ship from the same warehouse so the grand total would be $189. Leaning towards that.

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Old 02-17-2024, 10:54 AM   #7
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Go for it. Same warehouse should be quicker shipping. Don't waste too much time trying to figure out which to buy as they are all pretty decent and will get the job done for you.
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Old 02-17-2024, 11:03 AM   #8
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Are these wheel bearings such a nightmare to remove as they say they are? Car is only 6 years old and not exactly from the rust belt.
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Old 02-17-2024, 12:00 PM   #9
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No worse than any others out there I would say. They tend to get "stuck" due to corrosion, making them more difficult to remove but not impossible. It's just kind of a pain in the ass sometime.

This tool can make it much easier to remove stuck wheel hubs. Not too expensive either.

https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Hub-Rem.../dp/B0BLHSWNCY
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Old 02-17-2024, 12:21 PM   #10
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Already got that tool and a few others.
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Old 02-17-2024, 03:56 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by atikovi View Post
Already got that tool and a few others.
The OEM is usually NTN if I recall.
Speaking from replacing hundreds of those myself - if you use that hub "shocker" DO NOT loosen the axle nut before using that shocker, just loosen the 4 bolts on the flange. You need to hold the bearing assembly together to transfer the maximum impact to the outer races and flange, leaving the axle stub bolted in will allow that. Otherwise you will just loosen the hub from the bearing and make it 10 times harder to remove the assembly. Once you have the assembly loose from the knuckle remove and withdraw the axle.
My preferred method is loosen the assembly bolts and use a brass tip impact driver in an X pattern on the bolt heads from the back side, driving the assembly out of the knuckle by the flange.
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Old 02-17-2024, 04:07 PM   #12
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I have the Astro Last Chance kit I've yet to use, https://www.amazon.com/Astro-Tools-7...dp/B01JBI7EDW?

as well as this style,
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Old 02-18-2024, 12:49 AM   #13
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NTN is GTG too IMO
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Old 02-21-2024, 11:29 AM   #14
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Got the NTN and indeed made in Japan. Bought some brake parts as well.



Also got some strut assemblies from a junkyard 300 miles away roundtrip, off a 44,000 mile car for $80




and drove another 400 miles for a tailgate and bumper listed on Facebook of a same color car wrecked in the front. $250 for that.



Mire weren't too bad, but for a body shop to fix the dent and paint just the hatch would have been probably over $500.
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Old 02-23-2024, 02:01 AM   #15
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nice finds. might as well buy a lottery ticket while you are at it since you are on a winning streak.. .but I wouldn't drive more than a few miles for the lottery ticket.
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