Front wheel bearings

[Jekyll]

I've got a whining noise when I hit around 40mph and around 65mph. I had 2 people in the car at different times to see where the sound was coming from as I couldn't tell and they both said NSF. Having a look on here and I seem to be getting the same symptoms of a knackered front bearing.

How hard is it to swap over? Tools and bearing prices? Or am I better getting a garage to sort it out? (Or someone on here for gold shillings? )

Mark.

 

[Wick]

As far as I know Mark you either buy the whole hub for an "easy" DIY or else you need a bearing press to get the old one out and the new one in and then refit.

Might be wrong though, just remember that from when I was nosing around the issue last year.

 

[Matt e]

probley better off leaving it to a garage as you'll need a press to fit them. although you could just take the hub and bearings to a garage and let them press them in and fit the hub back on if you know what you'll doing

 

[Jekyll]

Yeah I imaged you'd need to press in/out. I've seen people sell the hubs with new bearing for £80 but I'd still have to fit them.

How much does a garage charge? Also what are the prices for front bearings?

 

[Wick]

Quick google showed MickPM last year at 90 a side fitted and Fred at 84 per side.

 

[Fred@BTM]

think we're even less now, pair of fronts (SNR - they're the good ones) are abour £40 each and its 1.5 hours to do both (£81)

but if its cup suspension 182 the bearings do cost more at around £55-£60 each

 

[alexapps]

Sorry to hijack the thread guys, but do you know what the outer diameter of the front bearing are for a 172 cup?

I have ordered and picked one up from euro car parts today but its 84mm outer (http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...5626a78091ce863fa682296b42eccbc31326a4&000370).

Am I right in thinking I should have this one: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...1cde97bf2a55d3be65a54bbf88b627f907b289&000370 as that is 72mm outer diameter?

Cheers
Alex

 

[Wick]

think we're even less now, pair of fronts (SNR - they're the good ones) are abour £40 each and its 1.5 hours to do both (£81)

but if its cup suspension 182 the bearings do cost more at around £55-£60 each

What a gent, correcting (and lowering) his own prices!

 

[Jekyll]

Thanks Fred I'm cup packed hubs so it'll be slightly more expensive. Your a tad fair from me (Essex) but its good to know your price just in case.

Is it worth changing the set or just the side that's dodgy?

 

[Fred@BTM]

172 (all) off the top of my head are 71mm OD

 

[alexapps]

172 (all) off the top of my head are 71mm OD

Thanks Fred, thats what all the information I have seen, seems to suggest as well.

@Dr Jekyll, sorry again for hijacking your thread .

But on the other hand I just got this: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/R...5626a78091ce863fa682296b42eccbc31326a4&000370

from ECP for £44 so around the same price as "normal" 1*2 bearings but in 182 cup fitment.

 

[ozclio03]

Hey Guys

I'm in Australia and struggled to find a 182 Cup Hub so I bought a normal 172 hub and was planning to press out the bearing on both and swap over as its only the lug bolt threads that were stuffed on my cup hub. Is the above correct are the bearing also a different size ?

 

[Dan@SJM]

The hub bolt spacing is different where it bolts to the strut. You need a 182 cup/trophy hub.

 

[Tony Hunter]

172 Bearing# [h=2]Front wheel bearing - 7701205779[/h]

 

[ozclio03]

but i wonder if i can press out both bolt hubs and interchange ?

 

[Tony Hunter]

Different o/s dia

71
84

 

[ozclio03]

counted the notches for the drive shaft and they are the same.

 

[ozclio03]

ok so to clarify, drive shafts same for non cup and cup, the actual knuckle is different as in the bolt spacing for the strut, the bearing is different as per tony hunters post: Different o/s dia

71
84

but the part I actually need is the hub assembly which if pressed out can then be reused from either a cup to non cup or vice versus correct?