Apparently AutoZone sells front wheel bearings for e30's boxed as "Timkin" brand parts. But apparently these bearings have FAG inscribed on them (OEM). Anyone have any experience? They are $90 vs. $130+ for anywhere else. I read a thread from a few months ago on another forum that said they have a lifetime warranty, but their site currently only shows 1 year.
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even if they are timkin theyre still good.Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
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All we use at my work are timken and fafnir and these are heavy duty applications. Personally, I prefer Timken over Fafnir but they both seem to work great. I would say go for it because Timken bearings are good in my book. And the 40 dollar savings is nice too.
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FWIW, Timken bearings are in the planes that I work on (Cessnas, Pipers and whatnot).
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Great, thanks guys!Comment
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$90 is cheap as hell! I'm going to call my local store to see if they have any.
Just called, $95 near me.Last edited by Philo; 07-02-2009, 02:14 PM.-tim
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thats what i used in my old eta... perfect fit and lasted long.
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I just installed the Timken bearing last night. It had FAG printed on the inner race. Came with a 1 year warranty, and cost $94.99 plus tax. Installed flawlessly and the car is back on the road.
That was the easiest wheel bearing job I've ever done. Less then an hour from the time I pulled in the garage to the time I left. The whole bearing/hub came out by hand without leaving the inner race behind. New one pressed right in.
I had to buy a $20 36mm from autozone and grind it down to fit, but that's no big deal.Comment
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On another note, WTF happened to wheel bearing prices? They doubled since 2004-2005. Bavauto now charges $130+, where they were less then $70 just 3 years ago.Comment
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Nothing wrong with FAG either (except the obvious). Top-shelf bearing. I know my costs for SKF (Italian) bearings I use in my products went through the roof since '06.Comment
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