2004 XC FWB. Working on our Cross Country's today.

Post by **shiloh51933** » 17 Feb 2016, 10:52

: Aisin Warner ATF JWS 3309/Optima frnt Wheel bearing hub assembly

Doing a drain and fill on my wife's 2004 Volvo XC70 with Aisin Warner JWS 3309 ATF. Long over due is the L/F Wheel bearing hub assembly that start as squealing like brakes squealing but it's the wheel bearing. I got this Optima Wheel bearing that's assembled in the USA and the parts come from Germany.

Post by **misha** » 17 Feb 2016, 12:21

Optimal is in the lower quality range.
Fag is oem and so far there is no proper quality replacement....maybe skf is in the same range.

Post by **shiloh51933** » 17 Feb 2016, 12:38

misha wrote:Optimal is in the lower quality range.
Fag is oem and so far there is no proper quality replacement....maybe skf is in the same range.

It's not Chinese so it should be okay, FAG, MOOG, TIMKEN are normally my first choices but I just bought a Ford F350 DRW LARIAT Powerstroke so funds are low right now.

Post by **misha** » 17 Feb 2016, 13:31

Fag & Timken are the same brand for last few years.
Moog is Federal Mogul.
Optimal should be okay.It have acceptable price for it's quality,but i doubt it will last like Fag.
When i said that it's in lower quality range...i meant that you should not expect to last like Fag.But who knows...sometimes you can become unexpectable surprised with "lower quality" brands.

Post by **shiloh51933** » 17 Feb 2016, 17:19

: OEM wheel bearing

Yeah I rode on it for a while knowing it was shot!!

Post by **shiloh51933** » 17 Feb 2016, 17:27

misha wrote:Fag & Timken are the same brand for last few years.
Moog is Federal Mogul.
Optimal should be okay.It have acceptable price for it's quality,but i doubt it will last like Fag.
When i said that it's in lower quality range...i meant that you should not expect to last like Fag.But who knows...sometimes you can become unexpectable surprised with "lower quality" brands.

It's all good, check out pics of old bearings.

Post by **misha** » 17 Feb 2016, 17:28

You rode it more than a while.

Ringo · Post by **Ringo** » 18 Feb 2016, 11:23

Yours is a 2004?
Did you perhaps mean this for a different forum? This is the 92-2000 forum.

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 18 Feb 2016, 13:31

Ringo wrote:Yours is a 2004?
Did you perhaps mean this for a different forum? This is the 92-2000 forum.

Good catch. Hopefully one of the mods notices and moves it to the correct forum.

Post by **shiloh51933** » 18 Feb 2016, 17:20

Ringo wrote:Yours is a 2004?
Did you perhaps mean this for a different forum? This is the 92-2000 forum.

I did the wheel bearing on my '98 v70xc and drain and fill on my wife's'04 XC70. I mentioned our Cross Country's but I messed up first post and it wouldn't let edit the post to include bearing swap on the '98.