I have a 2010 Range Rover Sport, I know that this is the LR4 forum, but this has much more traffic and the hubs are the same. The truck has 125,000 miles. Mostly trouble free. I changed out the water pump, thermostat and crossover pipes at about 85,000 miles. I noticed some rubbing sounds from the right side, seemed to be the front. It sounded like something was rubbing on the brake rotor shield. At times the noise was pretty loud and sounded more like nuts and bolts rattling in a can. I also noticed some front end shimmy in the steering wheel while driving on the freeway. I jacked the front end up and noticed a fair amount of play when pulling/pushing on the front right wheel. I removed the wheel and did the same with the rotor, the whole assembly was moving. 99% sure it is a front wheel hub assembly. Any suggestions on part manufactures or suppliers on this?

FCP Euro has an Optimal brand hub for around $145, free delivery and lifetime warranty (although at 125k miles, it is doubtful that I will have the truck for another 125k miles),
Amazon has a TRQ brand for $81, delivered tomorrow.
Ebay has a Timken brand hub assembly for $85, (same thing on Amazon for $200).NOTE: apparently, amazon and ebay are full of counterfeit auto parts, lower priced parts are likely not real.

Does anyone has experience with any of these brands? Suggestions? (OEM at FCP Euro, for the rear, is $1150!).

Thanks Phil

2010 Range Rover Sport HSE
Santorini Black, 125k miles

 

Timken is an oem supplier for bearings. I'd trust that solution.
Many goods provided on Amazon are chinesium. Is there a softer metal than chinesium ?

 

i use Timken on the LR4s. Do your best to makek sure it is not counterfeit Timken; however, Timken used to be exclusively manufactured in the US..I think they source from asia now as well

 

I ended up ordering the Optimal brand wheel hub from FCP Euro. $155 including tax, free delivery and lifetime warranty, not that I will need it. I needed it quickly and I had no confidence that any of the Timken hubs listed on Amazon were legit. I couldn't find one locally. The hub arrived in three days, Removal and installation was pretty smooth. I only jacked up the side I was working on, having both sides up at the same time, on the front, would have made access easier. Having the wheel/hub straight did make getting the rachets in to remove bolts a challenge in some cases. I sprayed some penetrating fluid on the hub bolts and caliper carrier bolts, careful not to get any on the brake rotors or pads. (three of the bots came out pretty easily, the one on the top left, on the right side front was more difficult. The threads are more exposed when tightened up. There was some rust that built up that made it slow going getting it out. I tried to clean it off with a wire brush, but it still took longer to get that bolt out that the other three combined. Once the bolts on the hub were removed,, the hub came right out, no pounding, prying or hammer required. I cleaned up the seating area, applied some grease tp the splines on the axle shaft and on the steering knuckle and reinstalled. The job took about 90 minutes start to finish, mainly because I couldn't get my impact wrench on the bolts on the back to get the hub off. The old hub was bad, it felt like it had gravel in bearings. Overall, a pretty easy job. You must have a 12 point socket to get the two brake caliper carrier bolts off. There are several youtube videos that are great on the hub removal and reinstall process that were very helpful as well. All the best. Phil