Timken Bearings from Autozone

[william]

I've gotten the duralast rear wheel bearings and they were NOT Timken said China on the cone. And the center bore on the inner wouldn't even slide on the axel. I took it back and got an exchange and it fit but lasted only a few thousand miles. Replaced it with national From elsewhere.
I'll be ordering online from now on when I need good bearings.

[frogman]

For what it's worth, I read, sometime back, Timken had moved it's manufacturing of bearings to China.

[Dragonhealer]

For what it's worth, I read, sometime back, Timken had moved it's manufacturing of bearings to China.

Yes and no, Timken does indeed have bearing manufacturing plants (several) in China, but also maintains plants all over the world.
If the cup or cone says TIMKEN it's going to meet spec. regardless of which plant spawned it.

[1990new]

Timken Steel split from Timken corp last year so they are now separate companies. So it may be that all the steel for the bearings now comes from China... but I don't know if that is true or not (I doubt it).
As for Timken locations:
http://www.timken.com/EN-US/about/Pages/Locations.aspx


Did this steel plant get built in Ohio?
http://news.timken.com/index.php?s=12504&item=127229

[Dragonhealer]

So it may be that all the steel for the bearings now comes from China... but I don't know if that is true or not (I doubt it).

Seems unlikely, their primary source for their designer steels is steel scrap, (1.7 million tons in 2011). Of the 62 plants on the globe, 40 are in the US.
Guess that is where all the Festivas are going

[Advancedynamix]

Guess that is where all the Festivas are going

Don't get me started...

[azgtx]

YES...I wanna hear it.

[Advancedynamix]

YES...I wanna hear it.

You've heard my rant more than anyone. Haha

[fastivaca]

Did someone say Timken?

[1990new]

Wow...
Looks like enough seals and Set 11's there to rebuild five front hubs...and some for the rear as well.
Way to save on shipping!

[TorqueEffect]

Looks like AutoZone is starting to carry some National wheel bearings. Pic I took at work.

[jhntu]

What are the parts numbers for timkens bearings for:

Ford Festiva front wheels
Ford Festiva rear wheels
Ford Apsire front wheels
Ford Aspire rear wheels

[TorqueEffect]

What are the parts numbers for timkens bearings for:

Ford Festiva front wheels
Ford Festiva rear wheels
Ford Apsire front wheels
Ford Aspire rear wheels

Rockauto is your friend.

Festiva Front = SET11 (Used for both inner and outer.)
Festiva Rear = SET1 (Outer) SET4 (Outer)

Aspire = Exactly the same as the Festiva

[jhntu]

Thanks. Is there a piece number for each set or is it just set 1 and set 11

Example

Set 1 - abc123
Set 11 - abd124

Kinda thing.

[Hot_Wheels]

Set1 & set4 are rear.