Front wheel bearings

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SpeedPro5

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02 mazda protege 5

• Jun 30, 2009

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my right front wheel bearing is bad so im changing both sides im just wondering if the bearing has to be pressed in the hub..

 

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TheMAN

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2016 BMYFS AT

• Jun 30, 2009

• #2

yes

 

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SpeedPro5

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02 mazda protege 5

• Jun 30, 2009

• #3

thanks man

 

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DeanSweet

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• Jun 30, 2009

• #4

why do both at same time?

 

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Pmpkinhead

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• Jun 30, 2009

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My dealer did my d-side and said only replace whats broke, the other may last 200,000 miles(hump)

 

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BoostedPR5

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• Jun 30, 2009

• #6

I replace in pairs so I never have to worry about it

 

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JDMJNKY

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• Jun 30, 2009

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Yea I too just replaced my front two.Just used some good ol elbow grease to get the new bearings in.

 

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slavrenz

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2001 Mazda Protege LX 2.0

• Jul 1, 2009

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Pmpkinhead said:

My dealer did my d-side and said only replace whats broke, the other may last 200,000 miles(hump)

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Or it may last another 200 miles. My bet is on that one.

 

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SpeedPro5

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02 mazda protege 5

• Jul 1, 2009

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im changing both so i dont have to do it later.

 

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DeanSweet

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• Jul 1, 2009

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i'd never trust aftermarket more than OEM... but that's me. More likely to break something else along the way as well. why double your chances at failure? I'm not trying to tell you what to do so please don't take it that way.

 

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SpeedPro5

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02 mazda protege 5

• Jul 1, 2009

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i know im changing them cause u never know maybe a week after i change the one bad one the other one starts to go bad u know i dont wanna take the chance. mazda didnt have them in stock so i had them ordered them

 

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slavrenz

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2001 Mazda Protege LX 2.0

• Jul 2, 2009

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DeanSweet said:

i'd never trust aftermarket more than OEM... but that's me. More likely to break something else along the way as well. why double your chances at failure? I'm not trying to tell you what to do so please don't take it that way.

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Depends on the part. When I got a quote from a shop for replacing my wheel bearings, they talked about an aftermarket bearing that is supposedly sealed better than the OEM ones to resist corrosion and wear. Dunno if it was true, as I ended up ordering the OEM bearings and doing the job myself. But sometimes you'll find that aftermarket parts are made better than OEM in that they address specific shortcomings of the OEM parts.

 

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SpeedPro5

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• Jul 2, 2009

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yeah ill look into that..