January 19, 200719 yr I believe the answer is Koyo for my 99 forester. Rock auto has both Koyo and NTN rear wheel bearings, the latter of which costs a bit more. I know that NTN makes the cv half shafts and the throwout bearing for my car, and because these parts have not given me any problems, I am considering going with NTN for the wheel bearings as well. Thoughts anyone?
January 19, 200719 yr Koyo makes good radiators.....haven't heard of them making bearings.....but I'm sure either would be fine.
January 19, 200719 yr here's a good wheel bearing information thread: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=987976 NTN is the main supplier and the only one I knew about.
January 19, 200719 yr Author I've never had a rear wheel bearing job on my car so can't say for sure who makes these bearings, but I do know that Koyo makes the upper right t-belt smooth idler, the one with black grease seals. Thanks for the great link, jamal.
January 22, 200719 yr Author Koyo makes good radiators.....haven't heard of them making bearings.....but I'm sure either would be fine. I zoomed in on a picture of the bearing in MSA5TT0201, which is an NTN bearing. I guess I'll experiment with the Koyo bearing and see what happens. This way, I'll just repack them with some Mobil 1 synthetic. I hope it lasts longer this time.
January 22, 200719 yr Frankly guys bearings are standard size units the world over. Just take one for numbers and go to a good bearing house. Some of you probably see Bearing Engineering on Mythbusters. That's the one I like too. You match it up and you will have many choices in that size for strength and sealing.
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