Hi,


I own a Chevrolet Uplander LT 2008, and the car runs smoothly and long distances. I would like to know other owners' recommendations regarding the best brands for wheel bearing hubs, as it seems that there's a quite a big difference in the quality of different brands, even though the price margine may also vary a lot.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

 

No specific brands recommended?

 

If they're available in your area I'd recommend SKF or Timken...That said, the issues with the Uplander bearings are rarely the bearings but the speed sensor inside that goes bad...

 

Thanks a lot for the tips That's what forums are all about

 

I bought a pair from Autozone, their Duralast brand, over $100 each, and within 2 months I now have the ABS, Traction control and Stabilazation lights illuminate. All points to bad sensors on the new duralast hubs... The have a 1 year warranty, but I dont know which hub is bad or if its both, So i'll have remove both and hope for them to warranty.

 

Read the fault code(s). They will tell you which wheel is bad.

Often it is a bad wire to the sensor as well, not the sensor itself.
There is a service bulletin on it and replacement pigtails are available.

Find out exactly what the problem is - it will save you a lot of time & trouble.

 

SKF, NSK, Timkin, Delco gm oem, Otherwise figure on one year.
There are cheapies out there. Watch out. They look good but are soft.

 

Papa Bear, Thanks for the advice. I have OBDII reader with Dash Command, and there are no fault codes found, even with the ABS, Traction Control and Stability lights illuminated. My code reader may not be able to read those codes.

I'm thinking of taking it to a shop to see if they have a fancier code reader. I still have several months remaining on the Duralast hubs, Autozone tells me they will warranty. Maybe I will visit the dealer and ask about the SB for the wire pigtails.

 

Never had any issues with ABS sensors inside the hub. I have replaced front hubs twice with cheap aftermarket ones ($75CAD each). Price / quality ratio is OK. Had ABS light on once, replaced the ABS cables (common issue on Uplanders), problem solved.

 

Bearings have to be high quality. Use Timken NSK NTK SKF.
Even if the races are good, the magnetic pickup sensors have to keep their integrity or else the abs/ stability will act up. Bad races in the bearings (to make matters worse) will cause erratic hub signals to the processor.
In short, the bearings have to be of exceptional quality with this integral sensor design.