Wheel Bearing

[blakedanatural]

I have a 2015 Mustang gt premium with 142000 miles. Should I be looking forward to changing my front and rear wheel bearings? They have never been changed also do they have to be Ford factor OEM wheel bearings or I can do aftermarket? If aftermarket is good please recommend what site to order from.
Thank you in advance!
Blake

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[NightmareMoon]

OEM replacements.

I'm shocked your rears have lasted. The fronts fail less often.

Not a terrible idea to replace them at that mileage.

 

[blakedanatural]

Nightmaremoo,
Thank you for a quick response. I actually haven't heard and noise to make me feel they are failing. Is there a test I can do physically? Also can I replace from like a rockauto.com?

 

[SheepDog]

Nightmaremoo,
Thank you for a quick response. I actually haven't heard and noise to make me feel they are failing. Is there a test I can do physically? Also can I replace from like a rockauto.com?

At that mileage, wheel bearings are a maintenance item in my opinion. Just replace them all

 

[blakedanatural]

Thank you and do they have to be factory oem?

 

[SheepDog]

Thank you and do they have to be factory oem?

Well, the OEM ones lasted 145k miles.

One thing to note, is that Ford doesn't make many of the parts they sell as OEM. For example, the Timken rear wheel bearing is a FoMoCo part. You can see the label right on the back side of the hub flange

 

[blakedanatural]

Thank you I will check out American muscle and 1aauto

 

[Zrussian13]

Thank you I will check out American muscle and 1aauto

Don't go to American muscle. They rebrand cheap trq bearings as an upgraded part.

 

[blakedanatural]

any suggestions

 

[NightmareMoon]

Levittown Ford is a good online place for OEM parts at under MSRP prices (shipping can cost more.

yes you can test them mechanically. Jack up one rear wheel, give it a big bear hug and try to tilt it perpendicular to the axle. If you can get it to shift in any way other than normal rolling, its done and should be replaced immediately. Sometimes they’ll make noises before they reach that stage, sometimes not.

 

[Optimum Performance]

Well, the OEM ones lasted 145k miles.

One thing to note, is that Ford doesn't make many of the parts they sell as OEM. For example, the Timken rear wheel bearing is a FoMoCo part. You can see the label right on the back side of the hub flange

Timken is not the OEM supplier. This is just a photo of the OEM hub, you will not get this hub in the picture.

 

[SheepDog]

@blakedanatural you can order them from @Optimum Performance . At least you know you will be getting quality parts, and supporting a vendor on here

 

[Optimum Performance]

any suggestions

OEM, Motorcraft(Also Ford), BCA, SKF, NSK are all OE Level or OE Suppliers All acceptable choices. Levittown for the Ford / Motorcraft because they are a sponsor or Rock Auto for any of them.

Stay away from Timken. They are garbage. We buy 100's of hubs a year, the above brands never fail due to quality. The rears fail due to improper pre-load, we actually place additional pre-load on them.

If your hubs have zero play, meaning you grab each wheel and nothing moves at all, they do not need to be replaced. Some play is NOT acceptable. These hubs should have ZERO play. No need to throw money at a problem that doesn't exist just so you can say you did.

 

[Optimum Performance]

@blakedanatural you can order them from @Optimum Performance . At least you know you will be getting quality parts, and supporting a vendor on here

We appreciate that but unless we are putting studs in them we do not typically sell the hubs. Levittown and Rockauto can sell them for what we pay for them.

 

[SheepDog]

No need to throw money at a problem that doesn't exist just so you can say you did.

That is sort of like saying you shouldn't replace your spark plugs until you have a misfire.

145k miles is a lot. If the intention is to keep the car on the road for another 100k, then wheel bearings are a maintenance item at this point - before they fail in my opinion. Same with the water pump, thermostat, fuel pump, and a bunch of other items. I suppose I'm in the camp of preventive maintenance maxxing

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