QuestionQUESTION: Hello! Can you tell me size of front bearing wheel (33 or 39 mm)for my dodge neon 2002 (VIN 1B3ES46C92D502527).
Thank you!
ANSWER: As far as I can tell there is only one wheel bearing used in the front wheel of any Neon in 2002. It is 512167 in either Timken or BCA nomenclature. I have seen other cars (notably GM) that used two different wheel bearings, and the difference was most easily discerned by the size of the spindle nut. But, Dodge only used one bearing on this car, and one spindle nut, so there shouldn't be an issue.
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QUESTION: Thank you for your answer! But i think that 512167 is rear wheel hub bearing... At the front is following numbers:
05272 448AA - 39 mm wide (Neon 2002-2006)
04668 442AA - 33 mm wide (Neon 2000-2002)
And i don't know what type of wheel bearing installed on my Neon 2002...
Answer You're right, I was looking at axle bearing (which should mean there's an axle involved, i.e. the front) but it was plainly labeled rear wheel bearing. Anyway, that size thing that you see there is the size of the wrench needed to remove the spindle nut from the axle stub that pokes through the bearing and that you see in the center of the wheel assembly after you remove the hubcap. The only way to tell which one you have is to see what size wrench fits the nut, either 32 or 39 millimeters. You could do this with a ruler or caliper, just measure from one flat to the opposite. You are going to have to buy a socket to get this nut off anyway, so you'll need to know this. Some of the friendlier parts stores might let you take the socket out into the parking lot and trial-fit it on the nut, I know I used to (if the customer was reasonably friendly).
