My new to me truck needed front brakes. Once I got into it I found out that somebody had packed the bearings with White Lithium grease.
That grease is fine for a door hinge but not for a disc brake wheel bearing that gets driven @ 65+ mph
So the high quality Made in USA Timkin bearings were pitted and full of metal chips.
I was stuck w/o a car, no cash on me and the only place that I have a charge account with is Napa. So I had them bring out some bearings.
2 of them were SKF brand and made in China. The other 2 were plain white box Made in China. All 4 looked to be the same manufacturrer just a different box.
I packed them with Valvoline Moly wheel bearing grease. I wanted the synthetic grease but Napa and A-Zone didn't have that.
(I had enough cash on me to pay for grease if A-Zone had it)Anyway it's back together, seems fine but now I have Cheap Chinese bearings in the back of my mind.
That grease is fine for a door hinge but not for a disc brake wheel bearing that gets driven @ 65+ mph
So the high quality Made in USA Timkin bearings were pitted and full of metal chips.
I was stuck w/o a car, no cash on me and the only place that I have a charge account with is Napa. So I had them bring out some bearings.
2 of them were SKF brand and made in China. The other 2 were plain white box Made in China. All 4 looked to be the same manufacturrer just a different box.
I packed them with Valvoline Moly wheel bearing grease. I wanted the synthetic grease but Napa and A-Zone didn't have that.
(I had enough cash on me to pay for grease if A-Zone had it)Anyway it's back together, seems fine but now I have Cheap Chinese bearings in the back of my mind.