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When you start hearing a rumbling sound or noise coming from any of your car's wheels when on speed, note that it is most likely that your car's wheel hub has gotten bad. You will have to replace the wheel hub or put in bearings to fix the issue.

But because it is hard getting quality wheel hubs even at
reasonable prices in Nigeria, most people prefer to buy the
so-called foreign use, a.k.a tokunbo, instead of going for a
new one or they put bearings in the faulty one since the
bearings generally break.

Buying a tokunbo wheel hub could be a waste of money
because one cannot forecast how long it will last plus, some
sellers put new bearings into spoilt OEM wheel hubs and
package them as tokunbo. Put bearing is not even the issue
but the quality of the bearings used is the prominent bone
of contention; before you know it, the bearings have worn
out after driving the car for a while.

What do you think is the best option to fix a bad wheel hub issue?

SOURCE: https://www.autosandcartalk.com/threads/should-i-replace-the-wheel-hub-or-put-bearings.697

onlinediva:

I was faced with the same issue sometime ago
They advised me to put Japanese bearing instead of complete Tokunbo hub
But the so called Japanese bearing didn't last for 3 months.

bonnyhope:
I was faced with the same issue some time ago
They advised me to put a Japanese bearing instead of a complete Tokunbo hub
But thso-calleded Japanese approach didn't last for three months.

Sorry about that. It depends on the quality of the bearing you put.

I was in this situation January this year, I was advised by my machanist to replace with Tokubo hub which I did. but unfortunately, less than a month the noise came back I took my old hub to fix new bearing into it since then it has been working well.

dominic17:
I was in this situation January this year, I was advised by my machanist to replace with Tokubo hub which I did. but unfortunately, less than a month the noise came back I took my old hub to fix new bearing into it since then, it has been working well.

Sorry to hear that. But the issue could be dicey.

How many months have you been using the hub you put bearing?

Since may this year.

onlinediva:
Sorry to hear that. But the issue could be dicey.

How many months have you been using the hub you put bearing?

dominic17:
Since May this year.

That is cool. Can you please share the car type and the make of bearing you used?

Toyota Corolla 2005 the bearing I don't know the name it's a cheap bearing I went to a shop and asked the seller to give me original bearing the seller was honest with me ,he told me that what he has is not original but will last for at least six months

onlinediva:
That is cool. Can you please share they car type and the make of bearing you used?

dominic17:
Toyota Corolla 2005 the bearing I don't know the name it's a cheap bearing I went to a shop and asked the seller to give me original bearing the seller was honest with me ,he told me that what he has is not original but will last for at least six months

Thanks for your response.

Hopefully, someone will come to tell us about quality bearings that will last quite well.

Informative

onlinediva:
Thanks for your response.

Hopefully, someone will come to tell us about quality bearings that will last quite well.

Ask o

onlinediva:
Thanks for your response.

Hopefully, someone will come to tell us about quality bearings that will last quite well.

Ask of NSK bearings. Its the original bearing for toyota cars. Its about 12,000

senator2k9:
Ask o

Ask of NSK bearings. Its the original bearing for toyota cars. Its about 12,000

Thanks for this.

senator2k9:
Ask o

Ask of NSK bearings. Its the original bearing for toyota cars. Its about 12,000

Click here => https://www.autosandcartalk.com/threads/should-i-replace-the-wheel-hub-or-put-bearings.697/ ; someone recommended KOYO bearing and described how to know the original one.

You could change the bearings but they wont last. Best to just buy brand new hubs or direct belgium instead of wasting money to change bearings

onlinediva:
Sorry about that. It depends on the quality of the bearing you put.

Kindly advice me about buying ford escape 2013 back tokunbo hub bearing or new one

Coolgent:
Kindly advice me about buying ford escape 2013 back tokunbo hub bearing or new one

Go for new

Get a brand new wheel hub.... I know they are lot of knock off parts flooding the market for Lexus, Toyota & Honda, Always look for a trusted spare part dealer to get original OEM parts

One of my car (Saturn vue) hardly has fake parts maybe probably people are not driving much of the brand in Nigeria, trust me i have peace of mind buying my parts because i know i get the original, Sometimes i order from eBay when its not available in Nigeria

fashrola:
Get a brand new wheel hub.... I know they are lot of knock off parts flooding the market for Lexus, Toyota & Honda, Always look for a trusted spare part dealer to get original OEM parts

One of my car (Saturn vue) hardly has fake parts maybe probably people are not driving much of the brand in Nigeria, trust me i have peace of mind buying my parts because i know i get the original, Sometimes i order from eBay when its not available in Nigeria

This is very good. The advantage you have is that you are driving a car which is not common.

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