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I got the Raybestos wheel bearing out this afternoon, and I don't think it has an ABS sensor built into it. I'm used to a pigtail hanging off, but this one has nothing. I asked through Amazon if it did before I ordered it, and got two answers that it did, but it doesn't look like it to me. Am I missing the fact that my existing pigtail should plug into this somewhere?

That's definitely missing the pigtail.

Mmkay. Return label printed.

Bah, so apparantly, I've ordered the last of these bearings that Amazon had. I don't want to wait for Amazon to ship me another one AFTER they get this one back, so I ordered their last one with next day shipping (yay Prime), for $52 + $7. I wanted one for the other side of the car, but don't need it as fast, so I went to order it, and the cheapest I can find it is $65.52 with shipping. This wireless wheel bearing is costing me about $20 since I could have ordered Amazon's last one for $52 with free shipping for the other side of the car.

Wouldn't it be the same price to get it at a local parts store so you can see what you get, and if any warranty issues arise, no return issues?

No, they charge an arm and a leg for absolute crap at the parts stores. I went through 2 NAPA hubs before I spent the money I should've the first time (cheaper than the CHEAP parts store replacement) and got the Timken hub for my SSEi.

J Wikoff wrote:so I went to order it, and the cheapest I can find it is $65.52 with shipping. This wireless wheel bearing is costing me about $20 since I could have ordered Amazon's last one for $52 with free shipping for the other side of the car.

Check AM Auto parts on e-Bay. I ordered two from them and they were cheap and shipped very quickly for free.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Buick-Cad ... 6c&vxp=mtr

Bob Dillon wrote:

J Wikoff wrote:so I went to order it, and the cheapest I can find it is $65.52 with shipping. This wireless wheel bearing is costing me about $20 since I could have ordered Amazon's last one for $52 with free shipping for the other side of the car.

Check AM Auto parts on e-Bay. I ordered two from them and they were cheap and shipped very quickly for free.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Buick-Cad ... 6c&vxp=mtr

Did those hubs have a brand on them when they arrived? They don't disclose any brand naming on their site.

I put Timken hubs on my 2003, a year apart. After 1.5 years the first one was making noise. Warrantied for 2 years at Autozone--whatever. They replaced it with a smile. They were really surprised the Timken had given trouble. At first the guy seemed like it was typical to have their cheaper hub get returned. His eyebrows went up when I pointed out it was the Timken.

Warranty for 2 years was worth it. I'm watching the 2nd hub for any noises.

imidazol97 wrote:Did those hubs have a brand on them when they arrived? They don't disclose any brand naming on their site.

I don't recall, but I don't think so. I put about 30K more on the car before I sold it, no problems.

I've bought a number of parts from AM with no bad experiences.

Another question, though it is too late now since I've put the hub on. The replacement came with a large oring that fit around the outer race of the bearing. It didn't seem like it would fit with the hub in place, so I ditched it. What's that for?

I've got 150K miles on the left front hub and 125K miles on the right front hub. Parts are Timken from O'Reilly. - BC

EDIT - Looks like that's a rear wheel bearing - in that case mine are still Timken, but all with less than 50K miles, and from O'Reilly - BC

J Wikoff wrote:Another question, though it is too late now since I've put the hub on. The replacement came with a large oring that fit around the outer race of the bearing. It didn't seem like it would fit with the hub in place, so I ditched it. What's that for?

Beats me. I did both mine, no O-ring. They worked fine.