by "local dealer" do you mean junk yard? you can find used hubs but they do not warranty them very long so you're taking a big chance.

 

I see. Are hubs know for being repeat offenders? I guess why risk is? LR here wanted 699 for the damn thin so I started hunting other spots based on wanting to bang it out this weekend, but wanting to know if it's the Hub I can get the part double time.

 

I got 192k out of my OEM hubs and replaced them with OEMs with about 50K on them. I believe I paid < $100 a piece with ABS connections.

My logic was if the first set lasted for 192K I should be good for another 130K from the used ones.

BTW, I did both at the same time. Only one went south.

 

it all depends on how they have been used..keep fresh gear oil in the diff and never take it off-road they will last a long time. I have a friend that has been through 2 on his Jeep within 30K miles but he takes it off-road in mud a lot.

 

But the hubs on a DII are sealed and non serviceable, so fresh gear lube in the diff will not make any difference to the hubs.

 

Is the $200 price difference + shipping worth to have a brand new hub versus the one I can pick up here in the city. This will be my first experience with hubs in a land rover and am not sure how prone to failure these things are.

Guess I won't know for sure until i pull it this weekend as to if I even need it or not, but I'm planning for it.

Getting after this tomorrow. Wish me luck or else ill be in here looking for solutions.

 

Will @ roverguy took care of my hub issue by sending me one with abs sensor for 120.00 Shipped and was nice enough to throw in the $1.00 seal and a T-shirt/Sticker kit.

Now the fun begins as i have to do the repair in my buildings parking garage between the hours of 6pm and 9am and night this weekend due to the HOA complaining about the last time i had it pulled apart I figure it was someone from the management company which keeps an office downstairs complaining.


wish me luck