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I replaced mine with Timkin hubs in the summer of 2021 and they seem to be holding up well.
I had one hell of a time getting the old ones off, salt basically welds them to the knuckle...
I like Timkin products... but not merely for being a great product, but also for being proactive in doing the right thing.
A number of years ago, I installed a Timkin hub assembly on a 2000 F250 Supercrew 7.3 Diesel, 4WD.
Not long afterward (a few months), I got a letter from Timkin regarding a recall on that particular part number assembly.
In the letter, they requested that I get my customer in for inspection to see if there was a particular color paint hash on the hub. My customer was one of my best, and he understood the situation and I did the inspection, found that that particular color hash mark wasn't one of the defective units, and provided correspondence to Timkin.
They PAID me well for doing that. It wasn't the money, per se, but the fact that a huge corporation would actually respect my effort, expertise, and time by putting their money where their mouth is.
That customer deserved my diligence for participating in the check out and confirmation. !'d have done it for free.... but, then, you know! Lunch for my employees!