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The short version
- A Charger wheel bearing on a 2015 splits on the front hub flange. Three bolts means rear wheel drive, four means all wheel drive.
- 513325 covers the rear wheel drive front hub from 2006 through 2017. 513225 covers the all wheel drive front hub from 2007 through 2019.
- The SRT models take their own front number, 513224, apart from the Base, R/T and SXT listings.
- The table below runs from 2020 back to 2006. A second catalog number is marked wherever one exists for the same span.
The flange is the face that bolts the front hub to the knuckle. On a 2015 Charger, counting its bolts is a five second check most part lookups skip.
Three bolts means rear wheel drive. Four means all wheel drive. That single count settles a question the part number alone will not answer.
Count the flange bolts
On a 2015 Charger, 513325 is the rear wheel drive front hub with a three bolt flange. 513225 is the all wheel drive front hub with four.
Look at the back of the hub through the wheel opening. The bolt count is visible without pulling the hub.
The same 513225 and 513325 pair carries the drivetrain split outside 2015 too. All wheel drive runs 2016 through 2019, and rear wheel drive runs 2016 through 2017.
A second catalog prints its own numbers for those same spans. WE61791 covers the all wheel drive front hub from 2007 through 2020, and WE61070 covers the rear wheel drive front hub from 2015 through 2019.
The SRT models
513224 is the front hub for the SRT-8 and SRT8 Super Bee, 2012 through 2014. That is apart from the Base, R/T and Road and Track listings for the same years.
The same number, 513224, also covers the ordinary rear wheel drive front hub from 2006 through 2011. That is before the SRT split shows up in the catalogs at all.
The larger brakes on an SRT need a different knuckle. The front hub follows the knuckle rather than the trim badge.
A 2006 Charger has one more wrinkle. The earliest front hub, WE60721, is cited on its own for that single model year.
Charger wheel bearing part numbers
| Years | Detail | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 to 2020 | Front, all wheel drive, parallel listing | WE61791 check price |
| 2015 to 2020 | Rear, Challenger and Charger, parallel listing | WE61829 check price |
| 2016 to 2019 | All wheel drive | 513225 check price |
| 2015 to 2019 | Front, rear wheel drive, parallel listing | WE61070 check price |
| 2015 to 2018 | Rear | 512555 check price |
| 2016 to 2017 | Rear wheel drive | 513325 check price |
| 2015 | All wheel drive, four bolt flange | 513225 check price |
| 2015 | Rear wheel drive, three bolt flange | 513325 check price |
| 2014 | Base, R/T and Road and Track | 513325 check price |
| 2012 to 2014 | SRT-8 and SRT8 Super Bee | 513224 check price |
| 2010 to 2014 | Rear, one catalog | 512369 check price |
| 2010 to 2014 | Rear, parallel listing | WE60947 check price |
| 2007 to 2011 | Front, all wheel drive, four bolt flange | 513225 check price |
| 2006 to 2011 | Front, rear wheel drive | 513224 check price |
| 2009 | Rear, except performance brakes, 32 spline shaft | 512369 check price |
| 2009 | Rear, performance brakes, 27 spline shaft | 512301 check price |
| 2006 to 2008 | Rear, one catalog | 512301 check price |
| 2006 to 2008 | Rear, parallel listing | WE61790 check price |
| 2006 | Front | WE60721 check price |
Lookups run through the cross reference page.
Every model year this chart resolves: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Both 2009 rear numbers cover the same model year. The 32 spline shaft rear takes 512369, and the 27 spline shaft rear with the performance brake package takes 512301.
Count the shaft splines or check the caliper size before ordering a 2009 rear hub. The trim badge does not settle it either way.
The rear number crosses to the Challenger
WE61829 is cited for the rear hub on both the Charger and the Challenger from 2015 through 2020. The two cars share a rear suspension design, not just a badge.
That matters when a listing turns up under the wrong model name in a parts search. Match the number rather than the nameplate on the listing.
The rear numbers change on year boundaries rather than on trim names for most of the run, 512301 through 2008, then 512369 through 2014, then 512555 through 2018. Only 2009 breaks that pattern, and only because of the brake package.
Police cars are everywhere on the used market
A large share of these did patrol duty. That is far harder on a front hub than the odometer alone suggests.
Idling for hours then accelerating hard adds up. So do curbs taken at speed and a car loaded with equipment.
Look for holes in the roof and dash, unexplained wiring, and wear that runs ahead of the mileage. Impact damage from curb strikes is covered on the pothole page, and wear mechanisms generally are on the failure page.
A retired patrol car rarely comes with paperwork on its front hubs. Budget for the front pair on any high mileage example with an uncertain history, even if nothing sounds wrong yet.
Weight and power together
These are large, heavy, rear wheel drive cars. The fast versions put serious power through wide tires.
Cornering grip loads a front hub harder than straight line acceleration does. A hard driven Charger deserves checking more often than its mileage alone suggests.
A rear wheel drive car and an all wheel drive one are different jobs at the front end. That is why the table keeps the two numbers apart rather than treating them as one Charger wheel bearing.
The rear hub carries less side load than the front on a rear wheel drive car, since the front also steers. That is part of why the rear numbers change less often across the years than the front ones do.
Diagnosing a Charger wheel bearing
- Count the flange bolts before ordering a part for a 2015 car.
- Confirm the drivetrain, since all wheel drive and rear wheel drive take different numbers.
- Check the brake package on a 2009 car before ordering a rear hub.
- Ask about police history, which changes what wear to expect.
- Weave at road speed and note which side loads the noise.
The general method is on the checking page. Ruling out the tires first is on the tire noise page.
Pricing the job once the corner is confirmed runs through the quote page.
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Common questions
How do I pick the right Charger wheel bearing?
Confirm the drivetrain first. Then count the flange bolts on a 2015 car, then check whether it is an SRT model.
What is different about the SRT models?
513224 is cited for the SRT-8 and SRT8 Super Bee. That is apart from the Base, R/T and Road and Track listings for the same years.
Why do the 2009 rear numbers split?
By brake package. The performance brake option changes the shaft spline count and moves the rear hub to a different number.
Does former police use matter?
Considerably. Patrol duty is much harder on a front hub than private mileage of the same distance.
Do I need a press to replace it?
No. Both ends use bolt on hub assemblies rather than a pressed in bearing.