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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tooleater on 21 February 2016, 19:46:30
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Noticed a Rumbling from N.S.F. Pretty sure the Wheel Bearing on its way out. ?. Where's the best place to spend my hard earned chaps. Will be looking for 2. Seems false economy replacing 1 :y
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Noticed a Rumbling from N.S.F. Pretty sure the Wheel Bearing on its way out. ?. Where's the best place to spend my hard earned chaps. Will be looking for 2. Seems false economy replacing 1 :y
This is one of those cases where not disturbing the one that is working is the better approach!
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Would love to say I don't do things by half Nick, but then you might think my wants for nothing, I wish ;D
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Noticed a Rumbling from N.S.F. Pretty sure the Wheel Bearing on its way out. ?. Where's the best place to spend my hard earned chaps. Will be looking for 2. Seems false economy replacing 1 :y
This is one of those cases where not disturbing the one that is working is the better approach!
Seconded. Especially as all but genuine Vx have had mixed success IIRC :-\
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The purists here will criticise me for this suggestion, but the easiest and cheapest way to repair your car is to buy a second hand hub off e-bay. This will come with bearings and ABS sensor for about £20. I fitted one 8 years ago to my 3.2 and its still giving good service.
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I think the Purists response to that one Geezer would probably be. 'Do you feel lucky Punk 'WELL DO YA " :o
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I think the Purists response to that one Geezer would probably be. 'Do you feel lucky Punk 'WELL DO YA " :o
To which I would reply "no". I have run fleets of Senators and Omegas since 1996, currently run six Omegas, all high mileage, and have never suffered a front wheel bearing failure.
Checking e-bay, I see you can buy a complete used hub, bearings and ABS sensor for £14.99 delivered, or a new hub and bearings for £30. Isn't it great running common cars! I doubt you would get that for an Aston Martin.
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Isn't it great running common cars! I doubt you would get that for an Aston Martin.
There's a price to pay for having the rumbling coming from the exhausts instead. 8)
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I had one fail an MoT... replaced with a pattern new one and re presented it only for it to almost be failed again on the same bearing... only when the wheel and disc were removed and the torque rechecked did the tester conceed that it had indeed been replaced with a new and correctly fitted bearing, and duly passed it... just goes to show :-\
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Where's Nige/Entwood ....... ::) ::)
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I have run fleets of Senators and Omegas since 1996, currently run six Omegas, all high mileage, and have never suffered a front wheel bearing failure. ....
I had one fail ...... replaced with OE bearing/hub & had no further problem. As above, pattern seem to have had early failures
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I replace both my front hubs shortly after I got my Omega at 116k, both were whining like Aussies losing at cricket.
I used patern parts and have been fine and has now done 148k.
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Where's Nige/Entwood ....... ::) ::)
I is here :) .. front bearings are no problem .. unless you buy QH ones which are/were rubbish, even I can change them in an hour or so ! and given the ease and price I'd go for new ones over an "old" hub every time
now back ones are a very different matter ......
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Where's Nige/Entwood ....... ::) ::)
I is here :) .. front bearings are no problem .. unless you buy QH ones which are/were rubbish, even I can change them in an hour or so ! and given the ease and price I'd go for new ones over an "old" hub every time
now back ones are a very different matter ......
It's quicker and less work to do a front bearing than it is to change to a secondhand hub carrier. And you don't upset the suspension alignment.
Rear bearings are cheap and easily doable in a couple of hours. In the street. Although it does suffer the Omega effect by being much more complicated than is necessary.
I have never seen the appeal of using secondhand parts for cheap service/wear items, let alone recommending their use.
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Vx it is then. Have Trade card, ball park on cost Nick :y