The box has a sticker on it with a QR Code, scan it with the SKF Authenticate app.
Can't one simply forge the barcode as well?
The box has a sticker on it with a QR Code, scan it with the SKF Authenticate app.
Wow. That would not make a good first impression out of the box....One thing I can tell you new SKF hubs can feel rough, tight and even gritty right out if the box, this is normal for them....
Isnt that pretty much how all online warranties work? Or their other option is to ship back the one you have and then they ship you another.They wanted me to buy a new one first and have me return the old one afterwards.
I have an older Jeep on bigger tires. I used to be able to get a year out of Timken wheel bearings. They're just as bad as everything else. I just go to the junkyard and buy 4 or 5 at a time and keep them on hand.I have started to buy used OEM parts to replace failing parts. The after market stuff is getting really bad on quality!
It disappears within a minute of use, then it is smooth.Wow. That would not make a good first impression out of the box.
That is an interesting bulletin !Tech Tips: Rough Feeling in New Hubs NOT an Indication of Defect
Tech Tips: Rough Feeling in New Hubs NOT an Indication of Defectbrakeperformance.com
...SKF GHG contains many performance-enhancing additives, some of which are in the form of soft crystalline structures when the grease is new. These crystalline structures can create a rough, coarse feeling when the hub bearing is first turned by hand, before the bearing has experienced significant rotation....
...Even though the bearing may feel rough when it is initially rotated by hand, after rotating on the vehicle for a few minutes, the soft crystalline structures in the grease will break down into finer structures, and the bearing will rotate smoothly...
It didn't feel coarse or rough. Just tight and hard to turn.That is an interesting bulletin !
I have started to buy used OEM parts to replace failing parts. The after market stuff is getting really bad on quality!
Smart move. You probably saved yourself from doing the job over in 20k miles.I never ran them.
That’s probably changed, NGK provides identification information on the web and people here have posted they have had email communication with them about counterfeits.So I ordered a set of spark plugs from RA about a year ago. They were NGK iridium’s. The markings didn’t look right and they did not match the ones I pulled out. I had oreillys order a set to compare them with. They also did not match those. I believe they were counterfeit but NGK and RA were no help at all. I never ran them.