I have a 2006 Lexus RX400h. Absolutely love it still. However, I'm 99% sure one of my wheel bearings is shot. When I veer to the right, the noise goes away and this sound has gotten progressively louder. With that said, my mechanic said to order "bearing hubs & retaining clips". on Amazon but wanted to check here if there's some other reputable place I should pick up a pair of bearing hubs/clips from.

 

I'm not too sure of the quality. Never heard of them but that doesn't necessarily mean they are bad. Read the reviews. I've done front and back on two Gen 2s and i used centric, skf and moogs. The job can be a real b&*() , so i wouldn't want to do it over again because of bad parts. Check https://www.rockauto.com/

 

I'd use a quality a bearing/hub vs a cheap one at least for the front as they're pressed into the spindle vs the rear. I'd replace both sides on the front, but thats just me.....As once assembled you'll want to set the toe (front/rear). The rear hub/bearing assembly is easier to install, so I'd just replace the worn out one & leave the other. I'd use a National #510063 or a Beck/Arnley #051-4156 & pass on Masterpro brands, ect. Kinda funny I was looking at front wheel bearing tnterchange ability, as I'm wanting to upgrade the front brakes to a gen 3 & it just happens that the gen 3 also uses the same bearing as the gen2. I was just curios to see if the gen 3's use a bigger bearing as the gen 3 calipers are a little heavier as well as the rotors as they're bigger & wondered if the bearings would be bigger....

 

Thanks for this. I did a quick search and ordered 2x of each:

National 510063 Wheel Bearing
Dorman 930-400 Wheel Hub for Select Lexus / Toyota Models
Dorman 933-457 Wheel Bearing Retaining Ring for Select Models

The total came out to roughly $150 which I think is pretty good. Thoughts on those Dorman hubs/rings? Reviews seemed solid.

Thanks again to the great people within this community for helping me out!

 

So bummed to find out it's really the REAR wheel bearings

Can anyone tell me if these are good quality bearings/hubs? Based on research they seem to be. Also, are there any other parts I'll need to order for the rear replacement?
Thanks in advance!

 

good choice! i love Timkens

 

OEM Lexus, Timken, and NSK are great brands to look for. I got SKF from RockAuto and while it's less quality than the three I mentioned, it came with a great price and warranty.

If you are there and willing to spend, have your sway bar/stabilizer links replaced too. OEM Lexus only!

 

Great point 'bout the sway bar endlinks........OP have a look at http://rockauto.com as Lexuswiz mentioned...........On a positive note, replacing the rear hub is easier......