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The short version
- A Cherokee wheel bearing depends on which Cherokee. Jeep sold none in the US from 2002 through 2013.
- The 1996 to 2001 XJ and the 2014 onward KL are different trucks entirely, and neither uses a Liberty number.
- At the rear, 512513 is cited for four wheel drive and 512514 for front wheel drive on the current truck.
- The XJ’s rear is a solid axle. It takes an axle bearing in the housing, not a hub.
Jeep sold the Cherokee in the US from 1984 through 2001, then again from 2014 onward. A Cherokee wheel bearing search has to know which truck it is looking at.
The Liberty filled the gap in between, and it used its own numbers. None of them belong here.
The drivetrain split
512513 is cited for four wheel drive and 512514 for front wheel drive across the 2014 to 2019 rear.
A driveshaft running back to a rear differential means four wheel drive. Nothing there means front wheel drive.
The same pair is cited for the 2015 to 2017 Chrysler 200, built on related underpinnings. A listing for either car is worth checking.
Cherokee left and came back
The XJ Cherokee ran through 2001, and Jeep did not sell a Cherokee in the US again until the KL arrived for 2014.
The Liberty covered the years in between, but it is a different truck with its own catalog numbers. This page does not use them.
A search for those years returns nothing here, and that is expected. This page covers the XJ and the KL, not the Liberty in between.
Cherokee wheel bearing part numbers
| Years | Detail | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 to 2019 | Rear, four wheel drive | 512513 check price |
| 2014 to 2019 | Rear, front wheel drive | 512514 check price |
| 2014 to 2019 | Rear, four wheel drive, parallel listing | WE61827 check price |
| 2014 to 2019 | Rear, front wheel drive, parallel listing | WE61828 check price |
| 2014 to 2019 | Front, Off-Road Suspension trim | 512513 check price |
| 2014 to 2018 | Front, Except Off-Road Suspension trim | 513349 check price |
| 2000 to 2001 | Front, cast rotor | 513158 check price |
| 1999 | Front, cast rotor, second design | 513158 check price |
| 1996 to 1999 | Front, composite rotor, first design | 513084 check price |
| 1996 to 2001 | Rear axle bearing, solid axle, Dana Spicer 35C, seal | 8660S check price |
| 1996 to 2001 | Rear axle bearing, solid axle, Dana Spicer 35C, bearing | 5707 check price |
| 1996 to 2001 | Rear axle bearing, solid axle, Chrysler 8.25 inch ring gear, seal | 8835S check price |
| 1996 to 2001 | Rear axle bearing, solid axle, Chrysler 8.25 inch ring gear, bearing | 6408 check price |
| 1996 to 2001 | Rear axle bearing, solid axle, Chrysler 8.25 inch ring gear, bearing and seal kit | TRP1559TV check price |
Every model year this chart resolves: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
At the front it marks the Off-Road Suspension trim. At the rear it marks four wheel drive. They are separate catalog entries that happen to share a number.
Confirm the position as well as the number before ordering. The front versus rear split is not the same split as the trim versus drivetrain one.
The XJ rear is a solid axle
The 1996 to 2001 Cherokee carries a solid rear axle, in either a Dana Spicer 35C or a Chrysler 8.25 inch ring gear housing.
There is no rear hub assembly on these trucks. The bearing and seal press into the axle housing instead.
The difference between the two designs is on the axle bearing versus wheel bearing page.
The KL front splits by suspension
512513 is cataloged for the Off-Road Suspension trim and 513349 for every other 2014 to 2018 KL Cherokee.
Drivetrain does not decide it at the front. The suspension package does.
Check the trim badge or the build sheet before ordering. Cross referencing is on the cross reference page.
The disconnecting rear axle
The four wheel drive KL can disconnect the rear drive to save fuel, then reconnect it when grip is needed.
A system running partly engaged produces a harmonic that rises with road speed. It sounds very like a worn bearing.
The tell is the shape of the noise. A driveline hum tends to cycle, while bearing noise stays constant at a given speed.
Diagnosing a Cherokee wheel bearing
- Identify the generation before searching for a Cherokee wheel bearing, since the XJ and the KL share no numbers.
- Look underneath for a rear differential on a KL to confirm four wheel drive.
- Listen to the shape of the noise, since a cycling hum points at the driveline instead.
- Weave at road speed and note which side loads the noise.
- Rock the wheel at twelve and six.
Those steps are on the checking page and the tire noise page.
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Common questions
Which Cherokee wheel bearing do I need?
Identify the generation first. The XJ ran through 2001 and the KL started in 2014, with nothing in between.
What about a 2002 to 2013 Cherokee?
Jeep did not sell one in the US. The Liberty filled that gap, and this page does not use its numbers.
Does the KL front split by drivetrain?
No. It splits by the Off-Road Suspension trim instead, 512513 against 513349.
Is the XJ rear a hub assembly?
No. It is a solid axle, with a bearing and seal in the housing.
My hum comes and goes. Is that a bearing?
Probably not, on a four wheel drive KL. A cycling hum points at the disconnecting rear drive.