hi, i have a 1996 GC 2.4L. i have a humming sound possibly on the rear and it gets louder as speed increases. i suspect the wheel bearings are about to go. i am not sure what wheel bearing hub part to buy. can someone help me out decode what option my van have? i can provide my VIN.... thanks...

 

why?

You just go to an autoparts store, tell them year, make, model, engine, wheel size and BAM they give you the part for you vehicle (usually 95% right)

if you have ABS then you'll need an ABS hub. if not, you could use either ABS or NON abs bearing assembly.

Any gen3 van with the 14" 100mm bolt pattern will work.

 

thanks... i am overseas so no competent chrysler parts store other than the dealerships. i will be buying from ebay or rockauto. rockauto have the 14" and 15". but im not sure which one is for my van. btw my van has the abs on all hubs front and rear.... i bought it with an aftermarket wheels. i think the bolt pattern is 5x114.3 because i can fit a mazda 3 wheels on it.... does it mean that 14" have the 5x100 and 15"/16" have the 5x114.3 bolt patterns?

 

Well the tire size is a giveaway (14/15/16) and on our cars it is a hub bearing assembly (one piece). I had this issue on my 96 Caravan and thought it was the right front, bought that assembly and ity turned out to be the left front (well if one was going bad, the other was probably not fr behind) I now have two new assemblies and no more noise.

 

14" wheels are 100mm and 15/16" wheels are all 114.3mm 4½"

so you just need to measure your bolt pattern to be sure however all 2.4's and 3.0's, that I've ever had, were only 100mm 14" on gen 3. 3.3 and 3.8 only used 4½" (gen3)

As for which one to replace... I've mis interpreted which side. I put in a new bearing and still had the noise, so I took the used bearing I just replaced and put it on the other side... took care of the noise and only had to buy 1 new assembly. Fortunately they only take a few minutes to change out.

 

i tooked it to a tire shop and indeed the bolt pattern is 5x114.3. the door sticker on the driver side indicated 15" tire pressure. on the glove compartment, the standard tire size is 215/65/15. so i guess the hub assembly on my van is for 15/16".... do you think the timken brand at rockauto is a good quality hub bearing? what about those sold on ebay that goes below $50 each? thanks...

 

TIMKEN is a good brand.