Hub assembly pricing

[TCornish]

Can anyone tell me a good place for find a Hub assembly for my truck? What brand is the best. I have found oem for 272 per hub, but was wondering about Timken, if they had better life in them. I have a 2014 Bighorn 4x4 and was told by the dealership my hubs were worn.

Thanks

 

[CMB]

https://www.genosgarage.com/category/hub-conversion

I had to put this out there.

One day I too will spin FREE!! :-laf

 

[AEdelheit]

I would recommend SKF over Timken .

 

[DonFitzwater]

Can anyone tell me a good place for find a Hub assembly for my truck? What brand is the best. I have found oem for 272 per hub, but was wondering about Timken, if they had better life in them. I have a 2014 Bighorn 4x4 and was told by the dealership my hubs were worn.

Thanks

How many miles? They have a slight amount of movement so don't let them upsell you if you don't need them!

 

[TCornish]

Skf the better choice? Anyone know the right part number? I am shopping and it seems overwhelming

 

[TCornish]

I have 85000 miles, it was the dealership that was checking my truck out when I went in for a recall, plus a leaking seal on the rear axle. I can't tell
myself if they are worn as I don't hear any unusual noise. I got denied by the warranty inspector due to my oversize tires, otherwise I would have had
it done for 100 dollar deductable

 

[TCornish]

Ok from what I have read, the SKF BR930553 is the oem part. Cheapest place I found is 209 per, plus 13.99 shipping. estimated life expectancy is 100k miles per the literature.

 

[NIsaacs]

Some good info here, same part numbers.

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/threads/257197-I-hit-the-200k-Milestone-with-my-2014-RAM-3500-Tradesman-Crew-Cab-4x4-and-AS69RC?p=2515304#post2515304

Nick

 

[TCDiesel]

If you want those new hubs to last you will need to grease them, I pack Mine so much in extreme cold and on Ice the wheel shakes when turning. After a few miles of driving its gone and it only happens in 0 temps, the lip seal will burp some grease but that normal just wash it off.. Some members have been doing this for years with 100K+ no problems. I prefer SKF.

 

[AEdelheit]

Yup I have always greased hubs and have never personally had to replace one but know a lot of people that have had to replace hubs and found SKF seems to hold up best.

 

[CMB]

I'm sure I'm not the only one that didn't know they were grease-able. That's great information. It looks like you remove a plate then install a tube with a zerk on one end and pump in the grease? Makes me wonder what other assemblies are maintain-able and rarely spoke of.

 

[gsbrockman]

Ok from what I have read, the SKF BR930553 is the oem part. Cheapest place I found is 209 per, plus 13.99 shipping. estimated life expectancy is 100k miles per the literature.

I sourced mine from this eBay seller here....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wheel-Bear...KF-BR930553-fits-13-16-Ram-3500-/262670646700

Looks like they are $214.36 all in. They are a great seller and have fasssssstttttt shipping. My OEM units went about 260k miles. I went SKF as I also read they were OEM.

 

[jhenderson]

I'm sure I'm not the only one that didn't know they were grease-able. That's great information. It looks like you remove a plate then install a tube with a zerk on one end and pump in the grease? Makes me wonder what other assemblies are maintain-able and rarely spoke of.

They're not designed to be greased but some ingenious fellow figured out how. You remove the abs sensor and using the proper diameter plastic or rubber hose with a zerk fitting pressed in the end, you fill the hub and replace the sensor.

 

[S.Morris]

Or you drill a small through the ABS sensor bolt and weld a grease fitting on it. Then drill a hole in Rotor above grease fitting large enough for grease hose. Can be greased any time wheels are off in a couple of minutes

 

[Will_R]

New Ram owner here.
I, along with others would grease the front unit bearings on Ford Super Duties as well, made them last MUCH longer. You can get a simple fitting from the parts store that is simply a nozzle with a rubber nipple on it; hold it pressed into the ABS port and pump.

What kind of grease are you all running? I remember some talk about ensuring compatibility, but don't remember the details... I'll have to see if my grease gun still has that lube in it...

Fitting for Dana front ends:
http://www.riffraffdiesel.com/front-abs-grease-able-block-off-fitting/

 

[CMB]

And that was the next question........

Does it matter what type of grease? Lithium based?

 

[Will_R]

I went and did some research and found the old thread where I originally learned about doing this. The info given there was too use a non-moly, lithium grease. I "think" I have Mystik JT-6 high temp grease in my gun, since those bearings are probably the last thing I remember lubing.

My F350 had ~100k miles on it when the front bearings both failed within about a thousand miles of each other. I started greasing them once a year after that and it had ~215k(?) miles when my ex-wife took it. Bearings were still going strong. The Ford forms have a lot of people who have had significantly improved bearing life after adding grease.

Of course, being new to Ram, I can't vouch for applicability to these trucks yet, so.... You have been warned!

 

[gsbrockman]

And that was the next question........

Does it matter what type of grease? Lithium based?

I did remove both ABS sensors and had intended on adding some additional grease, but.....

*Both of my new unit bearings appeared to have more grease in them than I expected
*The grease inside my SKF bearings was of a blue color....exactly like one would find included with a front CV axle boot kit.

I did nothing at this time. I may look into doing something a little later, whenever the front brakes are worn down more. The position of the ABS sensor is not accessible with the brake rotors on the truck. The rotors have to come off to gain access to the ABS sensor.

 

[TCornish]

I have ordered the SKF brand for my truck. They will be arriving next week. Now I am checking labor pricing to get them installed. Any ideas on better ball joints for these trucks. I know Carli Suspension is not due to come out with their version for the 2014 and above til sometime this year. I was quoted 390 for installation of the hubs, by the way, from the dealership.

 

[RBertalotto]

Or, spend the money and do a hub conversion.....One of the best things I've done for my truck....I hated those unit bearings

http://rvbprecision.com/rv-projects/ems-off-road-free-wheeling-kit-install.html