So my wife comes home a few days ago and says that her Jeep is driving funny. Ya I know real specific. Long story short she has play in the Unit bearing and possibly a bad u-joint.
So I have been doing some reading on Unit bearings and the differences from 07-11 and 12+. To be honest the only certain fact that I have continuously read is that the 07-11 has a shorter ABS harness by about 5". With that I have cross referenced between 2012 and 2011 wranglers for parts comparisons. For both years MOPAR has the same part number listed for the ABS Harness. Would it be reasonable to say that I could use a 07-11 Unit Bearing on my 2012 and just re-use the ABS Harness?
Reason for this hassle is I can not find Timken unit bearings for 2012+ that are below $160 to save my life. I remember lookin at the exact same bearing on Rockauto for $105 not even 3 weeks ago. Now I cant even find them on FleaBay.
2012+ Timken Part # HA590482
2011- Timken Part # HA590242
I called Timken and I'm still waiting on a call back. The customer service rep was nice but not much help unfortunately.
Does anyone have experience in this realm. I have always had good luck with their products and I don't like change. If this doesn't pan out should I go with moog or oem?
So I have been doing some reading on Unit bearings and the differences from 07-11 and 12+. To be honest the only certain fact that I have continuously read is that the 07-11 has a shorter ABS harness by about 5". With that I have cross referenced between 2012 and 2011 wranglers for parts comparisons. For both years MOPAR has the same part number listed for the ABS Harness. Would it be reasonable to say that I could use a 07-11 Unit Bearing on my 2012 and just re-use the ABS Harness?
Reason for this hassle is I can not find Timken unit bearings for 2012+ that are below $160 to save my life. I remember lookin at the exact same bearing on Rockauto for $105 not even 3 weeks ago. Now I cant even find them on FleaBay.
2012+ Timken Part # HA590482
2011- Timken Part # HA590242
I called Timken and I'm still waiting on a call back. The customer service rep was nice but not much help unfortunately.
Does anyone have experience in this realm. I have always had good luck with their products and I don't like change. If this doesn't pan out should I go with moog or oem?