Had a hub failure up front, OEM bearing is still good, but it's time to replace them both. What options do I have, so far I see Beck-Arnley , Timken and of course OEM. There are cheaper ones available, does anyone know who makes the cheaper bearings ? I obviously don't want something that is going to break again , this one wiped out my front caliper , so add an extra $300 to the cost if this failure.

 

From what I have seen either Centric, Timken or Oem. Rockauto has great prices on timken. Centric I have seen on a couple of our vendor sites. Need not to explain Oem I hope....just kidding terra.... lmao

 

Oh btw sorry to see how bad the damage was on this one. I have a suspect bearing that I think I am really going to be replacing soon after seeing this.

 

I'm just very curious how. I've never seen such a thing

 

Slicks seem to be the culprit if the track page is any indication.

 

SUKCS!!! That must have felt crazy, have to get towed off I would assume? Looks like bearings should be a yearly thing now.

 

Does anyone make Ceramic bearings for the 350Z and would they hold up better?

I know I've seen them for GTR's and other vehicles. Normally they're more heat tolerant and at the same time less rolling resistance. I used to use them when I road raced motorcycles.

 

from my research Timken seemed to be the choice. I keep 2 spares in the toolbox considering how cheap they are to come by for the whole assembly. echo the Rockauto.com suggestion also

 

Who manufactures the OEM ones? Is it possible to replace just the brearing?

 

The bearings are not readily available. They sell the entire hub. I just installed Moog hubs this past weekend and they appear on par or slightly better than OEM. Less rolling resistance.

 

I have not been able to figure out how to press out the spindle, in order to look into improving the part. Any tips? Looks like the end is pressed in a certain way to make in non-serviceable.

 

Mother of god..... adding this to the list of paranoia.

I've used Timken on my track miata with great success, though that doesn't carry as much weight since it's not a Z. Still, runs r-comps with lots of load!

 

Right, so this is it, is it? Only the whole assembly can be bought?

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200..._assembly.html

 

Yes.

 

@armt, Timken are not available in Europe, are they? Where did you buy your Moog?

 

U can order timken hubs from rockauto.. Shiping is not that expensive to outside usa.. And btw u can Use 468994566799271 for 5% dicount code.

 

I'm putting in some Timkens today. Sucks that happened to the OP.

 

I got the moog's off amazon.de but I can no longer find the ones I bought.

 

Guys, is it normal that the abs sensor had to be moved after replacing oem front bearing with Timken's? The mechanic that did the job on my car said that they had to do this: