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05-07-2019, 05:33 PM
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This floored me today made in USA @autozone
I'm doing my rear brakes and ordered the outer bearing for my ho52. Autozone was the cheapest . I opened the duralast box and this is what was inside.
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05-07-2019, 06:10 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
Nice!! Kinda like a wrapped Christmas present, ya just never know what to expect.
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05-07-2019, 06:38 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
How much were they, marketed under the Duralast name? That's funny, I'll be following suit shortly
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05-07-2019, 06:47 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
35.99 for the kit. Race and bearing
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05-07-2019, 07:03 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
Timken probably got the contract to supply duralast bearings for a few years
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05-07-2019, 07:37 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
Mask the quality brand name with a store brand. The modern business model is a trip.
I've noticed Timken being offered by more vendors lately. Like they are on some incentive. I think my Dana60 seals I just got from Rock Auto are Timken
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05-07-2019, 07:48 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
You might contact Timken about this. Could be a counterfeit bearing. The aircraft industry was having a problem with counterfeit bearings (and probably still is). I'd hate to have my life depend on cheap bearings that go bad mid-flight. If it's just a re-box, that's cool.
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05-07-2019, 09:17 PM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
I got duralast for my 12 bolt last weekend they were timken too 11.99
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05-08-2019, 01:48 AM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
what's the timken cup and cone part numbers?
curious what they run from local bearing houses.. applied tech [formerly king bearing] motion industries kaman bearing etc. good find for local part house!
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05-08-2019, 05:52 AM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
Well, I always knew these big box store brands were just contrived brands, meaning they don't make squat they just put their name on the product. It's better than expected to see a top quality name, but that's no guarantee. I just hope this doesn't mean the top quality brand name has fallen into another modern business model... producing a lower quality line specifically for distributing through big box stores. I seriously doubt that in this case.
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05-08-2019, 09:34 AM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
I only buy Timken bearings and as much as I dislike AutoZone they do have them at good prices. It doesn't surprise me to see the house brand box with a Timken bearing there. I will get them to bring one out next time before I step up. Thanks!
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05-08-2019, 10:33 AM
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Re: This floored me today made in USA @autozone
I have bought GM wheel bearings at the Chevy dealer 25-30 years ago for one of these trucks and it was stamped "Made In Japan". I think it was BMG
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