 SOT; quality wheel bearings/hubs, for VW Tiguan |
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| fixer34 |
 Jan 15 2021, 05:53 PM
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Had my 2011 VW Tiguan in to the shop. They had to pull the intake manifold and media blast the intake valves to clean off carbon buildup. Computer was throwing misfire codes.
Anyway, while it was in, they said front wheel bearings noisy and need to be done in the near future. The shop price was $300/ea. I can find ones online for $50/ea, but not gonna go there. Seems like FAG and Timken are about in the middle on price, and pretty well known names. Any opinions/experience with these, or maybe another brand? I have no problem doing this myself, just don't want to do it too often. |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 16 2021, 03:16 PM
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Looking at the Tiguan bearing more closely I'll offer up a couple observations.
It is a Gen2 Hub & bearing assembly. So we are not talking about some sort of simple press in bearing. A Gen2 hub & bearing assembly can be damaged by rolling the vehicle without the CV joint attached and fully torqued just like a 914 rear bearing. The Tiguan OEM hub has threaded in wheel studs. Per my previous comment, this is done to allow the hub face to be machined for very low lateral run out. The mounting face is two concentric rings with the wheel studs sitting in a recess to prevent any deformation from wheel stud from affecting the mounting face lateral run out. VW OEM bearing listed at $290 each. That is a bit steep for a Gen2 hub and bearing. That price wouldn't be out of line for other types of designs like a Gen3 bearing but it is high for a Gen2 design. There are some really cheap looking NAPA aftermarket parts with pressed in wheel studs. As stated earlier these will result in cheaper manufacturing costs but will result in higher lateral runout of the hub. Who knows what else they were willing to compromise on. I also see some decent aftermarket hubs from FAG that have a lot of key characteristics in common with the VW OEM part. Made in Slovakia. Could actually be VW's OE supplier and it appears they have widespread applications. So maybe not a bad compromise at about $94-$103 per side. As stated previouly it's all about the risk vs. reward. In this case after looking more closely, maybe I'd go for the aftermarket FAG but definately not the NAPA part. |
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fixer34 SOT; quality wheel bearings/hubs Jan 15 2021, 05:53 PM
Chris914n6 I just bought bearings not long ago (not VW). Big ... Jan 15 2021, 09:40 PM
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I just bought bearings not long ago (not VW). Big... Jan 16 2021, 07:21 AM 914Sixer Please read up on bearings. In the old days there... Jan 16 2021, 07:28 AM Superhawk996 I continue to chuckle at all the concern over bear... Jan 16 2021, 10:32 AM Chris914n6 Unless said part is proprietary for the OE, said p... Jan 16 2021, 01:07 PM fixer34
Unless said part is proprietary for the OE, said ... Jan 16 2021, 03:13 PM bdstone914 Ask if that is for the bearing only or hub with be... Jan 16 2021, 01:27 PM Superhawk996 Typical bearing design life - 10 years / 150,000 m... Jan 16 2021, 03:26 PM fixer34
Typical bearing design life - 10 years / 150,000 ... Jan 16 2021, 05:40 PM Chris914n6 That works out to be a good example since I used t... Jan 16 2021, 09:44 PM |
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