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The short version
- The Sunfire wheel bearing chart never modernized: the 513017-K front kit serves the car from launch to the 2005 end.
- Rears split by brakes and ABS: 512001 for most, 513012 on late cars without ABS.
- The Cavalier is this car’s twin and shares everything.
- While the Grand Am upgraded its front in 1999, the Sunfire kept the old kit to the last day.
GM gave the Grand Am a new front hub for 1999 and left the Sunfire on the old part forever. Sibling rivalry, settled in the parts catalog.
One front kit, start to finish
Every Sunfire wheel bearing order up front is the 513017-K kit, the same J-body hardware stretching back through the Sunbird and Skyhawk.
Two decades of GM small cars, one number.
Sunfire wheel bearing part numbers
| Years | Detail | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 to 2005 | Front, kit with seal | 513017-K check price |
| 1992 to 2002 | Rear hub | 512001 check price |
| 2003 to 2005 | Rear, ABS | 512001 check price |
| 2003 to 2005 | Rear, without ABS | 513012 check price |
Every model year this chart resolves: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
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Lookups run through the cross reference page.
The late non-ABS split
Cars without ABS in the final years take the 513012 rear instead of 512001.
Key on, look for the amber lamp, order accordingly.
The Cavalier next door
Chevrolet’s Cavalier is this car with different lights, and its production numbers keep every part here in permanent stock. The platform cousins with their own pages include the Grand Am page, which tells the upgraded-hub story this car never got, and the make overview is on the Pontiac page.
Cheap car arithmetic
Kit-style fronts mean real disassembly rather than a three-bolt hub swap, but the parts cost almost nothing. On a car worth four figures, the honest question is labor, covered on the DIY or shop page.
Diagnosing a Sunfire wheel bearing
- Check for ABS on a 2003 to 2005 car before the rear order.
- Weave at speed and place the hum.
- Rule out tire drone on this light car.
- Rock each wheel at twelve and six.
- Search Cavalier listings when pricing.
The routine is on the checking page and the tire noise page.
Common questions
Which Sunfire wheel bearing fits the front?
513017-K, every year the car existed. The kit includes the seal.
Which rear do I need?
512001 in most cases. Final-years cars without ABS take 513012.
Do Cavalier parts fit?
Identically, every row of the table.
Why did the Grand Am get a new hub and this car did not?
GM upgraded the N-body and left the J-body alone. The catalogs simply record the neglect.
Do I need a press?
The kit front involves real disassembly but not a shop press. Rears bolt on.
Are parts hard to find?
The opposite. J-body hardware is among the most-produced in GM history.