Front wheel bearings??

yellownxrated · 06-25-2008, 02:16 AM

I have a 2002 blazer xtreme and it would seem the front wheel bearings are shot... and from what ive gathered from the autoparts stores, you cant replace bearings, but rather, its a hub/bearing assembly that is between $250- $450 a side depending on where you shop.

Really? Did GM really screw us that bad or am I missing something?

bwhitfield24 · 06-25-2008, 08:46 AM

I'm not 100% sure on this, but it appears that you do need to replace the entire unit not just the bearings...

suicidal · 06-25-2008, 08:50 AM

i can't remember what the breaks on my 04 blaze looked like....but I thought you could swap out the bearings. i know you can on the s-10's. ....and for that price it would be cheaper to swap to s-10 spindles, and break assembly. LOL

truckman · 06-25-2008, 08:51 AM

yep,you have to replace the whole hub.not that hard to do.

bwhitfield24 · 06-25-2008, 08:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by suicidal

i can't remember what the breaks on my 04 blaze looked like....but I thought you could swap out the bearings. i know you can on the s-10's. ....and for that price it would be cheaper to swap to s-10 spindles, and break assembly. LOL

98+ blazers have dual piston calipers up front... Why would you want to downgrade the brakes?!

suicidal · 06-25-2008, 09:07 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bwhitfield24

98+ blazers have dual piston calipers up front... Why would you want to downgrade the brakes?!

if/when i get another blazer I will be swapping the dual piston calipers out for the single piston ones. For one, blazer drop spindles are way more expensive than s10 spindles. And I have seen camber issues with bagged blazers that have drop spindles.

truckman · 06-25-2008, 09:09 AM

i dont have any camber issues.but i do need new ball joints and brake hoses.

suicidal · 06-25-2008, 09:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by truckman

i dont have any camber issues.but i do need new ball joints and brake hoses.

with blazer spindles, there is a lot of positive camber when lifted.

yellownxrated · 06-25-2008, 10:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by truckman

yep,you have to replace the whole hub.not that hard to do.

Its not the labor that bothers me, its the fact that it costs around $600 to do the damn wheel bearings

Thanks for the replies all, I thought this might be the case...

truckman · 06-25-2008, 11:03 AM

yeah that sucks.i can get them for myself for 289.00 for both.or i can sell them for 424.00 to customer.

yellownxrated · 06-25-2008, 10:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by truckman

yeah that sucks.i can get them for myself for 289.00 for both.or i can sell them for 424.00 to customer.

Do you work for a GM dealer or a auto parts store? I have friends at a few dealerships but I didnt think they could pull them so cheap, my friend at NAPA couldnt even get them that cheap... might be time to call in a few favors somewhere else

truckman · 06-26-2008, 08:18 AM

i work for a ac delco warehouse.but the hubs i can get at that price are bca's.they are the exact same as gm.

gaxtreme00 · 06-26-2008, 07:59 PM

i was quoted for 90 bucks to pack my wheel bearings on one side of my truck. mine are shot too.

yellownxrated · 06-27-2008, 01:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by gaxtreme00

i was quoted for 90 bucks to pack my wheel bearings on one side of my truck. mine are shot too.

what mileage did they go out at? Mine just tipped over 37k. Mine arent making any noise yet... just a tit bit wobbly

truckman · 06-27-2008, 08:26 AM

the blazers are totally different.you cant pack them like the trucks.damn gm.

Hawk86 · 06-27-2008, 08:33 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by truckman

i work for a ac delco warehouse.but the hubs i can get at that price are bca's.they are the exact same as gm.

bca's are not the same as delco

truckman · 06-27-2008, 08:35 AM

well no shit.but they are the same qaulity and since the people that make em for delco and gm have been on strike,there is one hell of some backorders on them.my customers actually like them better then the delcos.only time i really sell the delcos is for warranty work.

Hawk86 · 06-27-2008, 08:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by truckman

well no shit.but they are the same qaulity and since the people that make em for delco and gm have been on strike,there is one hell of some backorders on them.my customers actually like them better then the delcos.only time i really sell the delcos is for warranty work.

Well Ive always said this to customers if you wanna buy a hub for cheaper and wanna come back in three months because its bad buy an aftermarket hub. If you wanna good one buy the delco. Yes you are right about the hub back orders so it could work for now but i would pay extra for the delco.

by the way you wanna check a number for me?

88967258

truckman · 06-27-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hawk86

Well Ive always said this to customers if you wanna buy a hub for cheaper and wanna come back in three months because its bad buy an aftermarket hub. If you wanna good one buy the delco. Yes you are right about the hub back orders so it could work for now but i would pay extra for the delco.

by the way you wanna check a number for me? 88967258

im waiting on 100 of them to come off of back order.

and as far as qaulity of the bca's goes.i put one on mine over a year ago.still rides like the day i installed it.havent had one come back for a long time.actually,ive been here almost 2 years and havent seen a warranty return on bca or delco.

SmokeeJay · 06-27-2008, 09:05 AM

Arent the delco hubs the ones going out so quick? I changed mine to some I bought at Advanced and they have been great for over a year now. They have almost outlasted, in mileage, the delco hubs that came on my Blazer.

gaxtreme00 · 06-27-2008, 09:21 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by yellownxrated

what mileage did they go out at? Mine just tipped over 37k. Mine arent making any noise yet... just a tit bit wobbly

93k. i didnt know trucks were different on bearings. sorry dude.

bwhitfield24 · 06-27-2008, 01:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by yellownxrated

I have a 2002 blazer xtreme and it would seem the front wheel bearings are shot... and from what ive gathered from the autoparts stores, you cant replace bearings, but rather, its a hub/bearing assembly that is between $250- $450 a side depending on where you shop. Really? Did GM really screw us that bad or am I missing something?

What have you done differently than stock in this area? Do you have aftermarket wheels? Spacers? Lowered? Anything?

kdh · 06-27-2008, 02:06 PM

ive replaced my drivers side ones twice now. First last less then 30k miles 2nd one last another 45. Pass side lasted roughly 75k miles.

They were 260 each from the stealership. Would have ordered them, but needed them at that moment. Did the work myself. Took me 45 minutes to replace each hub. Very easy to do.

yellownxrated · 06-28-2008, 01:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bwhitfield24

What have you done differently than stock in this area? Do you have aftermarket wheels? Spacers? Lowered? Anything?

2/3 over stock x, 20x8.5s with 255's. I knew they would eat up bearings at some point

But my friend has the same exact truck bone stock and his crapped out with the same mileage so im not putting all the blame on the wheels and drop... as far as im concerned, it took 6 years to rack up 37k to ruin the bearings, so ill see what happens in another 6 years/ 37k

OnE SiCk XtReMe · 06-28-2008, 01:56 PM

yea mine went bad and I had stock wheels and just a 2/3 drop

06-25-2008, 02:16 AM	#1
yellownxrated Who wants a mustache ride Age: 24 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,124 Location: Bothell, Wa User is: OffLine	Front wheel bearings?? I have a 2002 blazer xtreme and it would seem the front wheel bearings are shot... and from what ive gathered from the autoparts stores, you cant replace bearings, but rather, its a hub/bearing assembly that is between $250- $450 a side depending on where you shop. Really? Did GM really screw us that bad or am I missing something?
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06-25-2008, 08:46 AM	#2
bwhitfield24 S-Clusive North Texas Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,003 Location: Crowley, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? I'm not 100% sure on this, but it appears that you do need to replace the entire unit not just the bearings...
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06-25-2008, 08:50 AM	#3
suicidal Resident Wetback Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,861 Location: Wilmington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? i can't remember what the breaks on my 04 blaze looked like....but I thought you could swap out the bearings. i know you can on the s-10's. ....and for that price it would be cheaper to swap to s-10 spindles, and break assembly. LOL
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06-25-2008, 08:51 AM	#4
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06-25-2008, 08:57 AM	#5
bwhitfield24 S-Clusive North Texas Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,003 Location: Crowley, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by suicidal i can't remember what the breaks on my 04 blaze looked like....but I thought you could swap out the bearings. i know you can on the s-10's. ....and for that price it would be cheaper to swap to s-10 spindles, and break assembly. LOL 98+ blazers have dual piston calipers up front... Why would you want to downgrade the brakes?!
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06-25-2008, 09:07 AM	#6
suicidal Resident Wetback Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,861 Location: Wilmington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by bwhitfield24 98+ blazers have dual piston calipers up front... Why would you want to downgrade the brakes?! if/when i get another blazer I will be swapping the dual piston calipers out for the single piston ones. For one, blazer drop spindles are way more expensive than s10 spindles. And I have seen camber issues with bagged blazers that have drop spindles.
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truckman I NEED A 4 LINK Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,039 Location: nc User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? i dont have any camber issues.but i do need new ball joints and brake hoses.
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suicidal Resident Wetback Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,861 Location: Wilmington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by truckman i dont have any camber issues.but i do need new ball joints and brake hoses. with blazer spindles, there is a lot of positive camber when lifted.
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06-25-2008, 10:35 AM	#9
yellownxrated Who wants a mustache ride Age: 24 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,124 Location: Bothell, Wa User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by truckman yep,you have to replace the whole hub.not that hard to do. Its not the labor that bothers me, its the fact that it costs around $600 to do the damn wheel bearings Thanks for the replies all, I thought this might be the case...
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truckman I NEED A 4 LINK Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,039 Location: nc User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? yeah that sucks.i can get them for myself for 289.00 for both.or i can sell them for 424.00 to customer.
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06-25-2008, 10:02 PM	#11
yellownxrated Who wants a mustache ride Age: 24 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,124 Location: Bothell, Wa User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by truckman yeah that sucks.i can get them for myself for 289.00 for both.or i can sell them for 424.00 to customer. Do you work for a GM dealer or a auto parts store? I have friends at a few dealerships but I didnt think they could pull them so cheap, my friend at NAPA couldnt even get them that cheap... might be time to call in a few favors somewhere else
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06-26-2008, 08:18 AM	#12
truckman I NEED A 4 LINK Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,039 Location: nc User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? i work for a ac delco warehouse.but the hubs i can get at that price are bca's.they are the exact same as gm.
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06-27-2008, 01:27 AM	#14
yellownxrated Who wants a mustache ride Age: 24 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,124 Location: Bothell, Wa User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by gaxtreme00 i was quoted for 90 bucks to pack my wheel bearings on one side of my truck. mine are shot too. what mileage did they go out at? Mine just tipped over 37k. Mine arent making any noise yet... just a tit bit wobbly
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06-27-2008, 08:26 AM	#15
truckman I NEED A 4 LINK Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,039 Location: nc User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? the blazers are totally different.you cant pack them like the trucks.damn gm.
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Hawk86 Under Construction Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850 Location: Brookville, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by truckman i work for a ac delco warehouse.but the hubs i can get at that price are bca's.they are the exact same as gm. bca's are not the same as delco
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truckman I NEED A 4 LINK Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,039 Location: nc User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? well no shit.but they are the same qaulity and since the people that make em for delco and gm have been on strike,there is one hell of some backorders on them.my customers actually like them better then the delcos.only time i really sell the delcos is for warranty work.
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Hawk86 Under Construction Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850 Location: Brookville, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by truckman well no shit.but they are the same qaulity and since the people that make em for delco and gm have been on strike,there is one hell of some backorders on them.my customers actually like them better then the delcos.only time i really sell the delcos is for warranty work. Well Ive always said this to customers if you wanna buy a hub for cheaper and wanna come back in three months because its bad buy an aftermarket hub. If you wanna good one buy the delco. Yes you are right about the hub back orders so it could work for now but i would pay extra for the delco. by the way you wanna check a number for me? 88967258
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truckman I NEED A 4 LINK Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,039 Location: nc User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by Hawk86 Well Ive always said this to customers if you wanna buy a hub for cheaper and wanna come back in three months because its bad buy an aftermarket hub. If you wanna good one buy the delco. Yes you are right about the hub back orders so it could work for now but i would pay extra for the delco. by the way you wanna check a number for me? 88967258 im waiting on 100 of them to come off of back order. and as far as qaulity of the bca's goes.i put one on mine over a year ago.still rides like the day i installed it.havent had one come back for a long time.actually,ive been here almost 2 years and havent seen a warranty return on bca or delco.
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SmokeeJay Registered User Age: 36 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 Location: Douglasville, GA User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Arent the delco hubs the ones going out so quick? I changed mine to some I bought at Advanced and they have been great for over a year now. They have almost outlasted, in mileage, the delco hubs that came on my Blazer.
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gaxtreme00 (.) (.) Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 477 Location: alpharetta, ga User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by yellownxrated what mileage did they go out at? Mine just tipped over 37k. Mine arent making any noise yet... just a tit bit wobbly 93k. i didnt know trucks were different on bearings. sorry dude.
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bwhitfield24 S-Clusive North Texas Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,003 Location: Crowley, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by yellownxrated I have a 2002 blazer xtreme and it would seem the front wheel bearings are shot... and from what ive gathered from the autoparts stores, you cant replace bearings, but rather, its a hub/bearing assembly that is between $250- $450 a side depending on where you shop. Really? Did GM really screw us that bad or am I missing something? What have you done differently than stock in this area? Do you have aftermarket wheels? Spacers? Lowered? Anything?
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kdh Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 717 Location: austin tx.. User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? ive replaced my drivers side ones twice now. First last less then 30k miles 2nd one last another 45. Pass side lasted roughly 75k miles. They were 260 each from the stealership. Would have ordered them, but needed them at that moment. Did the work myself. Took me 45 minutes to replace each hub. Very easy to do.
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yellownxrated Who wants a mustache ride Age: 24 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,124 Location: Bothell, Wa User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? Quote: Originally Posted by bwhitfield24 What have you done differently than stock in this area? Do you have aftermarket wheels? Spacers? Lowered? Anything? 2/3 over stock x, 20x8.5s with 255's. I knew they would eat up bearings at some point But my friend has the same exact truck bone stock and his crapped out with the same mileage so im not putting all the blame on the wheels and drop... as far as im concerned, it took 6 years to rack up 37k to ruin the bearings, so ill see what happens in another 6 years/ 37k Last edited by yellownxrated : 06-28-2008 at 01:33 AM.
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OnE SiCk XtReMe Subsonic Kustomz SK NJ Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 349 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: Front wheel bearings?? yea mine went bad and I had stock wheels and just a 2/3 drop
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