Question about rear wheel bearings.

[bostonburner]

The right rear wheel bearing on my truck is starting to fail, over 1mm of runout and a loud squealing while turning left. I was looking for a replacement factory bearing set but cannot find oem bearings, I also confirmed with my local Ford parts department that you need to buy the entire right axle to repair a failing wheel bearing.

Has anyone replaced a rear wheel bearing on these trucks and if so did you have to swap the whole axle or were you able to source the bearing separately?

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[RangerPNW]

Quick search on Rockauto found this;
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinf...2FltpZMfh2NFgfZ4ciiw24P6D9Lj+qMkJC0iFJY/4mw==

They're typically a great place to source oddball things.

 

[Dereku]

Pretty sure they are pressed on to the axle. Ford sells them as assemblies but you would have to press the old one off and get a matching bearing. Doable but at what cost. Full assembly might be worth it.

 

[Dereku]

Bearing is 100 complete axle is 250-400 depending on left or right

 

[bostonburner]

Quick search on Rockauto found this;
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=14002261&cc=3443244&pt=1664&jsn=647&_nck=Hsaep13M915uuutk8+f0wOeyqERYmFnnScHREpb2kaeQZMBwbsjIzZHT0F0enlKsIaNGKt3FtLBzZ2tTRmTIp5Z6yxNKiITTpJpXufGkPOoh+bYuVrkvdmNzaT+MjxQRqlBcFRCnd9ZExdxvK+o1gXMiLkwFqZK6drw4HkMYjQXnUOnpBcXR5W5UZKoq228RsVG7Y33c1ul8dKSJ2hqc3D7Adg/ObZtpoLDJ9glZvlHzXsoZlo2uzj0SXnp5lewM178/TTus0si2FltpZMfh2NFgfZ4ciiw24P6D9Lj+qMkJC0iFJY/4mw==

They're typically a great place to source oddball things.

$100 is a lot better then $400 to replace and axle due to a failing bearing! Thank you!

 

[ctechbob]

If I'm not mistaken it is a real job to replace the bearing, I think I remember seeing that replacing it is the same/similar as shown here.

Yes, it is a Jeep, but it should be a similar Dana axle.

Either way, depending on your rust status, it might be an ok job, or it might be a real mf'er.

I'd also search around and see if you couldn't get a good quality bearing. Timken SKF etc.



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