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Old 07-06-09, 12:07 PM
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Default Wheel Bearing Reccomendations?

My wheels are making the infamous humming sound of death I believe. So I think I'm gonna change out the wheel bearings. Anyone have recommendations on a certain brand? There seems to be lots of companies that make bearings for the gs400 that arent OEM.
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i heard the search tool works great.
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Really? What's that?
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BTW

Pretty much all the threads regarding wheel bearings are about diagnoses. I'm asking about different brands of wheel bearings.

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Originally Posted by Coco-bun
i heard the search tool works great.
it does.... but he's looking for brands that no1 really states. just go back oem OP

Originally Posted by TomLee
Really? What's that?
omfg....that made me laugh. sorry
u get this fixed?
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Not yet, maybe I will just stick to OEM.....but theres some out there for like $40 for the fronts. I dont wanna be cheap but damn what a difference.
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wow, mine are doing the same thing. but i "ride and die". LOL they'res no aftermarket barring that would last longer with all the stress from it.
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mines is doing the same thing right now,the funny thing about that is I bought the $40 dollar one's from a store bap's geon 3 months ago,and now that ***** is making the same noise again I dont know whats wrong.
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Probably worn out already haha. Thats why I dont wanna go the cheap route.
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Originally Posted by StanCe
wow, mine are doing the same thing. but i "ride and die". LOL they'res no aftermarket barring that would last longer with all the stress from it.
LOL, "Ride and Die". Switch those babies out before your wheels fall off haha
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but damn tomlee would they be worned out already this was done in april and just last week I start hereing that wobbling noise again.
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Originally Posted by TomLee
Really? What's that?
I sure hope you're not being serious.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...earings-2.html

why aren't the mods closing/merging these repetitive threads?
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[QUOTE=young's 96;4673004]mines is doing the same thing right now,the funny thing about that is I bought the $40 dollar one's from a store bap's geon 3 months ago,and now that ***** is making the same noise again I dont know whats wrong

Could be your tires. I had what I thought was the bearing going bad but it was the cheap tires I had on the front.
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I think you might end up a tad surprised at how many of those different color boxes feature a bearing made in a common factory.

Koyo is just fine for your GS.
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Originally Posted by Coco-bun
I sure hope you're not being serious.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...earings-2.html

why aren't the mods closing/merging these repetitive threads?

First off, I guess Ill thank you for finding a thread you started on Timken Bearings.

Second, are you serious?? What other threads on wheel bearings are there? You've given me ONE link that was from 08, that YOU started. Are you just trying to prove a point or something? Why couldn't you have just been helpful in the first place and told me your experiences with those bearings instead of sounding like an *** and telling me to use the search function.


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