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Install used wheel bearings?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
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1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70
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Re: Install used wheel bearings?

Post by erikv11 »

Yeah, installing a $30 bearing is worse than leaving in the bad one.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
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Post by FireFox31 »

Following up on this one: I installed two used wheel hub/bearings from a rather clean 1999 V70 with maybe 130k miles on them. When I held them in my hand and turned them, I felt smooth movement with a predictable drag which indicates healthy bearings. Seems like a good quick test of a used bearing off the car.

When I held and turned the failed 350k mile bearings, they felt rough, catching, gravely. One of the failed bearings was only making a slight noise when driving but in hand it felt rough. The other failed bearing which sounded like a motorcycle felt like I was rolling gravel around in my hand.
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Post by WhatAmIDoing »

I'd trust used OE bearings on a P80. Both of mine made it over 320k mi on the factory bearings. unless they were driving through salt water up over the axles and racing in the dessert, I don't see how used ones wouldn't make it to 300k.
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Post by greg850r »

I've been stealing used bearings out of junkers for years now whenever I needed one. Never had a problem.
05 Cross Country wagon
99 C70 Convertible
96 850R wagon
96 850T wagon
96 850 GLT 5spd N/A sedan -wrecked, ouch
97 850R 5spd sedan
66 GTO 421SD 4spd
67 GTO 455 T400
02 Powerstroke 4x4
85 Yota 4x4 (2)
24' 454 Challenger
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02 Sportster Custom -sold
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