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Old 04-29-2011, 10:30 AM
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w124 rear wheel bearing choices

What is a good brand? From what I searched, SKF is oem? How about FAG? Id rather only have to do this once. Which ones are the best?

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Both are OE quality. SKF for me

Fag does supply some from Korea.
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Nothing but SKF for me.
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Ive had pretty good sucess with some fag bearings I installed on some industrial pumps. I was just curious if there was anyting better. I think im going to go with the fag bearings. Thanks for your input.
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Both SKF and FAG are OEM equivalent bearings.
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