Wheel bearings??????????

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by billynjoanna, Oct 22, 2007.

  1. billynjoanna

    billynjoanna New Member

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    Did Toyota use sealed wheel bearings on the pruis? If not I am beating that they did not use a good bearing grease. If the wheel bearings are not sealed I was going to try AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic Lithium Complex Racing Grease to see if I could reduce the friction in the wheel and see if that would help with MPG. Anyone have any ideas?
     
    #1 billynjoanna, Oct 22, 2007
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    Not only are they sealed, to replace them you havto get the whole assembly as they don't sell just the bearing.

    Good dealscan be found on the net. A lot lower than the $400 factory prices.
     
    #2 Devil's Advocate, Oct 22, 2007
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    We had the driver's side front bearing replaced just this morning on our 2008. I don't know where my mechanic got his part, but the bill was $390 complete for labor and materials. I've used this gentleman (Chris at Northgate Auto Service in Cincinnati, Ohio) for twelve years now, and I trust his work.
     
    #3 testyoldguy, Aug 9, 2017
    priusrust and bisco like this.
  4. ILuvMyPriusToo

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    We had the dealer do a right front bearing on our '09 a while ago and it was more expensive than that. (Paperwork is not in front of me right now.)
     
    #4 ILuvMyPriusToo, Aug 10, 2017
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    Same here - let the dealer replace a front bearing and it was in the $600 range, if I recall correctly.
     
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