While I was doing another inspection for the Ball joints I found what in my opinion is a very bad hub but I would like to hear opinion before buying and replacing ...

Also could another part be damage or needed beside the hub

Video:

 

Holy Cow! Yours moved ALOT.

I tried that on mine while both my front wheels when jacked off the ground and both were rock solid. I could not move them at all. Since no other parts (arms, ball joints etc) seem to move, it almost has to be the hub assembly. That is my opinion. Great video to show us exactly what is going on. Very helpful.

 

Time for a new hub. It's important to buy a quality hub. There are a lot of junk on the market.

 

get moog hub. i have had good luck with those. since we all have big tires, thats the only one that really holds up. I am running Wrangler MTRs on my truck and they are quite heavy, which really puts strain on the hub..

 

yep very scary .. just came back this weekend from near Key west ( 320miles) towing a Pop up camper .. To find this much play on the wheels


Unfortunately too late for the Moog advise ... I got a Timken 1 hour before reading the forum .
I hope Timken isnt bad quality . I check a few websites which recommend Timken .

Got it on Ebay , brand new for much less than Amazon
Just got one cause the other side is very firm ..

With the Hub and ball joints replacement looks like I will be busy for a few days
Will post pics and results

 

Definetly a hub, it is real easy to do. Look it up on UTube.

 

Timken and Moog are both good.

 

Timken is actually a type of bearing and a brand name. so it can get confusing. Generally speaking Timken is a very decent brand. they do make two different varieties though..one comes from china. Should be marked on the box or near the part #. I've used em before in the shop though and haven't had any issues. and yes...that hub is very very bad. Lucky you didn't lose a wheel.

 

Very lucky ... didnt shows any symptoms other than the chirp noise when turning in reverse ... even towing at High speeds didnt feel any vibration ..

Just check the item said Made In Usa (surprising I didnt know we still manufacture in USA )

 

what did you have to remove to replace the hub?