Pressing Out Bearings
05-18-2019, 11:34 AM
#11
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My plan was to press out the bad bearings and replace with Timkens. Not as easy as I had hoped. Thus far, my Centric experience has been pretty awful. Trying to salvage them may be a bust.
05-18-2019, 03:39 PM
#12
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Aren't the bearings in the Centric hub upgrade already Timken bearings? I did the hub and rotor upgrade on my truck, when I did the brakes, back in 2014 at approx 58,000 miles. They seem to be doing well, since I have almost 98,000 miles on my truck.
05-18-2019, 10:59 PM
#14
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I'm just assuming here, never actually inspected them. I did have the idea of getting a 20 ton press (from Harbor Freight) and getting Timken bearings to put into those hubs.
05-19-2019, 02:18 AM
#15
Unlike many, I wasn’t a fan of the centric conversion. Many are reporting the same bearing failures as the OE setup. Problem is you have to reorder a hub and wait. The issue with the OE setup is it appeared aftermarket rotors, more specifically the value line rotor, was using a cheap bearing causing early failure. I’d suggest going back OE with a ford rotor or top-shelf aftermarket brand. See if you can find out what bearing they’re using in them. Needs to be name brand like SKF, Timken, or National.
05-19-2019, 07:48 AM
#16
05 5.4l 3v s.crew lariat
My bearings in centric over 100k still good.Any machine shop should be able to change out bearings .I did maintain all my front end parts and I don't live in salt country that could be a factor. Heck a hydraulic jack and a homemade frame would be easy .I will use a good set of timkens when its time.I was impressed with the physical size versus the 2wd oem rotor bearings. Since I lost the first oem before 50k I have no love for them . .Nor did I like the oem calipers seizing .Or oem oil pump,vcts,phasers,etc . Many oem parts have been improved .
I'm not in favor of a lot of mods CAI ,lifts,Wheels , but some can make a long run improvement not just flash .I use a truck as a truck ,I put it to work .Owner installed dents and scratches from the woods .
I'm not in favor of a lot of mods CAI ,lifts,Wheels , but some can make a long run improvement not just flash .I use a truck as a truck ,I put it to work .Owner installed dents and scratches from the woods .
05-19-2019, 02:37 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by redfishtd
My bearings in centric over 100k still good.Any machine shop should be able to change out bearings .I did maintain all my front end parts and I don't live in salt country that could be a factor. Heck a hydraulic jack and a homemade frame would be easy .I will use a good set of timkens when its time.I was impressed with the physical size versus the 2wd oem rotor bearings. Since I lost the first oem before 50k I have no love for them . .Nor did I like the oem calipers seizing .Or oem oil pump,vcts,phasers,etc . Many oem parts have been improved .
I'm not in favor of a lot of mods CAI ,lifts,Wheels , but some can make a long run improvement not just flash .I use a truck as a truck ,I put it to work .Owner installed dents and scratches from the woods .
I'm not in favor of a lot of mods CAI ,lifts,Wheels , but some can make a long run improvement not just flash .I use a truck as a truck ,I put it to work .Owner installed dents and scratches from the woods .
05-20-2019, 12:00 PM
#18
Just an FYI. I changed my 2wd rotors about a month or two ago. The Bosch rotors still had great bearing on them. Those might be a choice. I went with Raybestos, but had to warranty one because of an ABS tone ring that kept moving around. I replaced that one with a Brake Best Select from O'Reilly's since I could not wait for RockAuto to turn around and send me another one, so now i have a spare Raybestos rotor sitting in storage....