Wheel Bearing Damaged? Front 5 lug conversion

[driftsilvias13]

I need help narrowing down the problem. I am suspecting that the problem is a bad wheel bearing, but I would like some opinions on this.

I purchased front 5 lug conversion hubs off a member here and installed them last night. I am pretty sure they are ICHIBA Hubs. Everything went smoothly but once I put the wheels on, one side kind of wobbles when you spin it. I can clearly see that it wobbles and even when spinning slowly you can see the brake pad get pushed back and fourth (since the piston is fully compressed back when I put new pads). The caliper is securely bolted down which means the rotor is wobbling to push the pads back and fourth.

A friend suggested it is the wheel bearing being bad because of the load of the wheel. Another suggested the hub maybe bent/damaged. I am thinking the hub cannot be bent because it is pretty damn strong and that the studs would break way before the hub bending. So am I right to assume that the problem is the wheel bearing?

I forgot to add that once the wheel was on, I tried pulling the wheel back and fourth to see if there was any play but couldnt really feel any.

[NINJASPY]

wheel bearings.

I have a set of ichiba rears for my s14, bearings are going out after 1k miles.

[driftsilvias13]

wheel bearings.

I have a set of ichiba rears for my s14, bearings are going out after 1k miles.

Thanks for your response. I am planning on getting a wheel bearing from autozone. I think the brand is called Timken. Or do you guys suggest I just get a OEM wheel bearing from Nissan?

[e1_griego]

Rockauto has them for cheaper.

[NINJASPY]

s13 or s14? I heard Nissan only sells complete hubs for s14.

how much are the bearings at autozone?
tip: tell them(autozone) that pepboys/kragen has the same bearing for less and ask them to price match... FREE DISCOUNT!! :):)

[driftsilvias13]

One more thing I forgot to add is that when I put the wheel on, I dont think I can feel that there is any PLAY by shaking the wheel. Could it still be the wheel bearings? Not sure if that matters or not.

[FaLKoN240]

Ichiba bearings are dog shit.

My signature should say, "First part of 5 lug conversion with Ichiba hubs is replace the bearings"

They're made of some crappy ball bearing junk that falls apart if not on the initial installation, but after a short while of normal use.

[NINJASPY]

One more thing I forgot to add is that when I put the wheel on, I dont think I can feel that there is any PLAY by shaking the wheel. Could it still be the wheel bearings? Not sure if that matters or not.

wait... it might not be the wheel bearing!

if the wheel is on and there is no play, then there is no problem?

wobble like when the wheel is spun??
or jiggle when its tugged on, like left right tugging?

look at the tie rods when tugging(with wheel on) see if there is play at that location, if not, it is probably the wheel bearings.

spin the wheel and look at the disc, does it look wobbly? look at the wheel too. that could mean hmmmm..... bad wheel, disc, warped hub, etc? unlikely?

anyone know where to get replacement bearings for rear ichibas? oem size? LOL