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Old 07-01-19, 11:00 PM
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Front wheel hubs, does anybody sell them?

The driver's side front wheel bearing on my '87 is going bad and I am preparing to replace it. I would prefer to replace the whole hub assembly as it means I don't have to deal with pressing the bearing into the hub, and it would be preventative maintenance for any future problems as well, but after a lot of searching online I am coming up empty handed. Is my only option to replace the bearing and keep the old hub?

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Thank you for this! Two different hubs are offered for the FC on that site, one being steel and the other duralumin. Which would you recommend?
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Originally Posted by scottiebar
The driver's side front wheel bearing on my '87 is going bad and I am preparing to replace it. I would prefer to replace the whole hub assembly as it means I don't have to deal with pressing the bearing into the hub, and it would be preventative maintenance for any future problems as well, but after a lot of searching online I am coming up empty handed. Is my only option to replace the bearing and keep the old hub?
I think you're thinking of unsealed bearings.

Honestly, I think the OEM stuff is hard to beat and the wheel bearing is made to be repacked and replaced. I've done it about a dozen times and it's not really a big deal (a little messy). There isn't anything you'll need to press in either.

It's pretty simple.
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It only sucks if you have to replace the inner races...
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