Purchased front hub assembly but arrived damaged. Return or use?

randomuser1234 · 10-12-2023, 08:18 AM

I bought an OEM hub and assembly part 31206870725 but the dust boot protecting the splines arrived bent. Would it be safe to bend it back and install or should I return it?

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383vett · 10-12-2023, 11:57 AM

I did mine last year. I would send it back for a replacement.

tracer bullet · 10-12-2023, 04:10 PM

Is it just how it sat in a box for a long time?

I'm not familiar with the part. If it needs to be straight and good to seal, and nothing else really touches its sides, I'd return it. If it fits over something else or gets mashed between other parts, then it'll probably get straightened out when that happens. I guess I'm saying - it depends on what that bent area contacts, if anything.

10-12-2023, 08:18 AM	#1
randomuser1234 Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X3 f25 m Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Kcmo iTrader: (0)	Purchased front hub assembly but arrived damaged. Return or use? I bought an OEM hub and assembly part 31206870725 but the dust boot protecting the splines arrived bent. Would it be safe to bend it back and install or should I return it? Will upload pics to free webhost so they can be displayed without linking. Last edited by randomuser1234; 10-12-2023 at 08:21 AM.. Reason: Add pics
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383vett Major 626 Rep 1,044 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i, 2012 X3 Xdrive35 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Moraga, California iTrader: (0)	I did mine last year. I would send it back for a replacement. __________________ 2016 Z06 Vette, 10.53@132 1984 Vette, 406, 10.23@131 2021 SQ5
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tracer bullet Brigadier General 2413 Rep 3,549 Posts Drives: '11 135i , '15 X3 35i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Paul, MN iTrader: (1)	Is it just how it sat in a box for a long time? I'm not familiar with the part. If it needs to be straight and good to seal, and nothing else really touches its sides, I'd return it. If it fits over something else or gets mashed between other parts, then it'll probably get straightened out when that happens. I guess I'm saying - it depends on what that bent area contacts, if anything.
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