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    Well it seems you get what you pay for.
    I got a set of front hubs on ebay, and the ABS sensor is alreadly bad in one.

    What's even better, they have a 10 day warranty.
    Last edited by jderry; May 31st, 2011, 10:40 PM.
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    call me stupid (and i am ) but id drive it anyway. I drove my car around for at least a month with a bad wheel hub and it never gave me any problems.

    For what its worth i replaced that one with a federal mogul and it has been fine through the road racing and autocrossing ive done.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by JoeliusZ28 View Post
      call me stupid (and i am ) but id drive it anyway. I drove my car around for at least a month with a bad wheel hub and it never gave me any problems.
      Haha, I plan to do the same, now that I see I cannot warranty the damn thing...
      It was not exactly cheap either.
      I will put the hub and brake assembly back on, hell I might even go to Milan tomorrow.


      Where'd you get the Federal Mogul one?
      Autozone lists Timken and Duralast, O'Reilly's lists Precision and Master Pro.
      Last edited by jderry; May 31st, 2011, 10:53 PM.
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      • #4
        i got it from decker auto parts which is local to me - http://www.deckerautoparts.com/

        this was probably 2-3 years ago though.
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        • #5
          Are LS1 style hubs different?
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          • #6
            Damn I wish I saw this thread before yesterday - I have the two front spindles that I've been trying to get rid of which have the ABS sensor on them.
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            • #7
              I am not sure if later 4th gens are different. What I do to determine this is go to autozone web site search for part and put both model years see if same number. If all that is bad is ABS sensor your ok to drive it, only time ABS kicks in is slick rainey or Icy conditions.
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              • #8
                Timken is the way to go, its what I put on anyones cars that I work on. Yet to see one fail, but even if they do, they carry a lifetime warranty.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Plum Nuts View Post
                  I am not sure if later 4th gens are different. What I do to determine this is go to autozone web site search for part and put both model years see if same number. If all that is bad is ABS sensor your ok to drive it, only time ABS kicks in is slick rainey or Icy conditions.
                  On fourth gens the ABS light sometimes is indicative of a bad wheel hub, since the ABS sensor and hub are the same unit. Chances are there is some slop in the wheel as well as ABS not functioning properly.
                  -Joel
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Plum Nuts View Post
                    If all that is bad is ABS sensor your ok to drive it, only time ABS kicks in is slick rainey or Icy conditions.
                    False, ABS will kick in on dry pavement and gravel.

                    Fullsize trucks had problems with the front wheel bearings/ABS sensors. My mom has a 2000 Silverado and 80% of the time the truck would stop 5-7 feet after it should have stopped due to the wheel bearing going bad.
                    Last edited by bri2203; June 1st, 2011, 09:22 AM.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by bri2203 View Post
                      False, ABS will kick in on dry pavement
                      depends how good your tires and brakes are, lol. I had a combo that couldnt kick the ABS in on dry pavement for a while.
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                      • #12
                        ok, I guess before I eliminate driving it down I would jack the wheel up and try to wiggle up and down and side to side, that will tell you if its a wheel bearing. not saying don't fix it just checkin to see if its driveable.
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                        • #13
                          As far as play goes, it feels okay, I used a DMM and did not get any voltage when spinning the old one.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by sman View Post
                            Timken is the way to go, its what I put on anyones cars that I work on. Yet to see one fail, but even if they do, they carry a lifetime warranty.

                            +1

                            They are good bearings.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by JoeliusZ28 View Post
                              depends how good your tires and brakes are, lol. I had a combo that couldnt kick the ABS in on dry pavement for a while.
                              You must not have been trying hard enough, twoweeks ago I drove a C5 and I was able to trigger the ABS light multiply times on a dry day and it had good tires. I have been able to do the same with my cobalt.

                              Not exactly what I am explaining but here is a neat video show how benficial ABS is.
                              I filmed at the milford proving grounds 2 years ago.

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