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The short version
- The 2004 F250 wheel bearing setup covers the whole 1999-2004 Super Duty run. Trucks built from March 1999 on use front hub 515020 with 4-wheel ABS, or 515021 with rear-wheel ABS, straight through 2004.
- Early-build 1999 trucks, made before that March changeover, use their own numbers: 515075 or 515076 for single rear wheel trucks, 515077 for dual rear wheel trucks.
- The rear end is a solid axle with bearings inside the housing. There is no rear hub part number to order here.
- 2005 and later Super Duty trucks move to a different family. Those years are not documented on this page.
A 1999 F-250 can need three different front hubs depending on the week it rolled off the line. That build-date split settles down fast: by 2000 the whole lineup runs on two numbers. This page covers 1999 through 2004, and a 2004 F250 wheel bearing order is one of the simpler ones in that span.
F-250 wheel bearing numbers at a glance
Front hub 515020 covers single rear wheel trucks with 4-wheel ABS, built from March 1999 through 2004.
Front hub 515021 covers the same trucks with rear-wheel ABS only. Dual rear wheel trucks follow separate 1999 rows.
1999-2004 Ford F-250 wheel bearing part numbers
| Years | Detail | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 (from 3/8/99) – 2004 | Front, single rear wheel, 4-wheel ABS | 515020 check price |
| 1999 (from 3/8/99) – 2004 | Front, single rear wheel, rear-wheel ABS | 515021 check price |
| 1999 (to 3/10/99) | Front, single rear wheel, 4-wheel ABS | 515075 check price |
| 1999 (to 3/10/99) | Front, single rear wheel, rear-wheel ABS | 515076 check price |
| 1999 (from 3/8/99) | Front, dual rear wheel | 515057 check price |
| 1999 (to 3/20/99) | Front, dual rear wheel | 515077 check price |
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This page covers the 1999-2004 Ford F-250: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004. Other years live on the main Ford F-250 wheel bearing page.
1999 is a build-date circus. Single rear wheel trucks split around early March, dual rear wheel trucks split around mid to late March, and the catalogs give slightly different cutoff dates for each. Check the door-jamb build date before ordering any 1999 truck.
The dual rear wheel number also carries a supersession: catalogs show the original 515025 replaced by 515057, which is the number to order today.
Year by year
1999 splits into early and late production. Trucks built before the March changeover use 515075 or 515076 up front, or 515077 on dual rear wheel trucks. Trucks built from early March on already match the 2000-2004 numbers.
2000 through 2004 settle onto two front hubs for single rear wheel trucks: 515020 with 4-wheel ABS, 515021 with rear-wheel ABS. That is the full 2004 F250 wheel bearing answer for most trucks.
Dual rear wheel trucks have no documented row past 1999. From 2000 on, match the old part, using 515057 as the reference number.
A solid rear axle, no hub to buy
Every 1999-2004 F-250 carries a solid rear axle. The bearings live inside the axle housing rather than as a bolt-on hub, and the shaft comes out to service them.
That makes rear work an axle bearing job, not a wheel bearing job. See axle bearing versus wheel bearing for the distinction before ordering parts.
Diagnosing a 1999-2004 F-250 wheel bearing
- Jack up the front wheel and check for play. Grip the tire at 12 and 6 o’clock with the wheel off the ground and rock it firmly. The full method is on how to check a wheel bearing.
- Listen for a hum that changes in turns. A worn front hub often gets louder leaning one direction. That pattern is covered on wheel bearing noise in turns.
- Rule out the tires before condemning the hub. Cupped or uneven tread can mimic bearing noise at highway speed, as explained on tire noise or wheel bearing.
- Read the door jamb before you order a 1999 hub. The build date decides which of the three front numbers applies, not the model year alone.
- Treat rear noise as an axle question. With a solid rear axle, rear diagnosis follows a different path than a front hub check.
Common questions
What wheel bearing does a 2004 F-250 use?
A 2004 F250 wheel bearing order comes down to the ABS type on a single rear wheel truck. 4-wheel ABS trucks use 515020, and rear-wheel ABS trucks use 515021.
What wheel bearing does a 1999 F-250 use?
It depends on the build date. Trucks built before the March 1999 changeover use 515075 or 515076 up front, or 515077 on dual rear wheel trucks. Trucks built after that date already match the 2000-2004 numbers.
Does the F-250 have a rear wheel bearing part number?
No. The rear axle on every 1999-2004 F-250 is solid, with bearings inside the housing rather than a bolt-on hub. That work falls under axle bearing service, not a wheel bearing order.
What is the wheel bearing part number for a dual rear wheel F-250?
Dual rear wheel trucks built from early March 1999 on use 515057, the current number after a supersession from 515025. Trucks built before that use 515077. Nothing past 1999 is documented, so later trucks match the old part.
Does a 2005 F-250 use the same wheel bearing as a 2004?
No. 2005 starts a different Super Duty family that is not documented on this page. Match the old part or confirm the number by VIN for a 2005 or newer truck.