.....with chinese parts is worth fixing again.
Normally I am diligent in replacing any of my vehicles parts with US made replacements. Recently I had a wheel bearing fail on my Dodge, in the middle of my work week. On my way to work I stopped in at Oreillys to pick one up. The only one they had was a Master Pro, the cheaper bearing. The box said "Made in USA" so I scooped it up and headed into work. I was also running on a deadline to get to GA to attend my grandmothers funeral.
After I had the truck apart, and ready to put the new bearing on, I open the box and right on the bearing says "Made in China". I put it on not having much choice being the middle of the night at work 40 miles away from the nearest auto parts store. The next morning on the way home, I receive a call that my grandmother passed away.
I drove the truck to GA and back, and to work the next week, 1400 miles total the bearing has been in service. Last night I changed my oil and checked everything out, lo and behold, there is slack in my chinese bearing. More slack than the one I took off. I expected to have to replace it soon, but not after 2 weeks and 1400 miles.
This morning I found an Oreillys the next town over that had the US made National bearing and went picked it up. I will be changing that out shortly and bringing the chinese garbage back for a warranty refund in the morning.
I did notice though, that the box the National bearing came in says "Made in China". Anyone have any idea why? I assume that the box from the MP bearing was made in the US and vice versa for the National.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to share my story/vent.
Normally I am diligent in replacing any of my vehicles parts with US made replacements. Recently I had a wheel bearing fail on my Dodge, in the middle of my work week. On my way to work I stopped in at Oreillys to pick one up. The only one they had was a Master Pro, the cheaper bearing. The box said "Made in USA" so I scooped it up and headed into work. I was also running on a deadline to get to GA to attend my grandmothers funeral.
After I had the truck apart, and ready to put the new bearing on, I open the box and right on the bearing says "Made in China". I put it on not having much choice being the middle of the night at work 40 miles away from the nearest auto parts store. The next morning on the way home, I receive a call that my grandmother passed away.
I drove the truck to GA and back, and to work the next week, 1400 miles total the bearing has been in service. Last night I changed my oil and checked everything out, lo and behold, there is slack in my chinese bearing. More slack than the one I took off. I expected to have to replace it soon, but not after 2 weeks and 1400 miles.
This morning I found an Oreillys the next town over that had the US made National bearing and went picked it up. I will be changing that out shortly and bringing the chinese garbage back for a warranty refund in the morning.
I did notice though, that the box the National bearing came in says "Made in China". Anyone have any idea why? I assume that the box from the MP bearing was made in the US and vice versa for the National.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to share my story/vent.
