94 Montero front hub assemblies?

JBThompson

Adventurer
Since the hubs have to come off to do the brake rotors I figured I might as well replace the bearings since I have no idea how old they are. Then I thought, why not do this the easy way and buy complete hub assemblies with the bearings already pressed in. That sounded like a great idea, except I can't find complete assemblies anywhere. In fact, I can't find bare hubs anywhere, either. Napa, Autozone, Advance, Rock Auto, Prime Choice, Ebay... Nobody has them. I work at a dealership so I even had our parts guy search all of our resources and he came up empty as well. I can find them all day long for 01-06, but older than that and no dice.

Ayone have a better idea? I have no problem pressing bearings but if I can find full assemblies that'll save me a ton of work.
 

TheMole

Adventurer
Seems like certain parts are getting hard to come by nowadays as discussed in another thread here. Have you tried oem parts sites like oemmitsubishiparts.com? Part number MB891088 shows up, but they might cancel your order once they find out its not available. Maybe try contacting them before placing an order if you haven't already. Good luck!
 

jlocster

Explorer
I would say the time consuming part is taking the hub/disc assembly off the knuckle, and separating the hub from the disc...once you've done all that, replacing the bearings/races is a cinch, no press needed...just a hummer and a punch to knock the old races out, and then use the old races to knock the new ones in. Don't forget you'll also need an oil seal for each hub. I'd suggest you just buy the bearings/seals separately and reuse your old hubs. Good luck.
 
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JBThompson

Adventurer
I'll give that site a look, thanks. I have mainly just tried the aftermarket side, mostly because OEM is so damned expensive (I cringe when I see our prices at work).

I don't mind doing the bearings, it's easy. I'm just in a habit of finding the fastest/easiest way, even on my own stuff. It seems "time is money" has become my mantra.
 

plh

Explorer
I would say the time consuming part is taking the hub/disc assembly off the knuckle, and separating the hub from the disc...once you've done all that, replacing the bearings/races is a cinch, no press needed...just a hummer and a punch to knock the old races out, and then use the old races to knock the new ones in. Don't forget you'll also need an oil seal for each hub. I'd suggest you just buy the bearings/seals separately and reuse your old hubs. Good luck.

I agree. Never seen the hub assemblies for Gen 1/2/2.5.... And it is really easy to do the bearings once hubs are off as noted above.
 

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