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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Matchless on 16 December 2008, 21:42:00

Title: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Matchless on 16 December 2008, 21:42:00
Does anyone have a spare one lying around and can they tell me the size of balls used in it please.

Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Matchless on 17 December 2008, 22:17:43
Anyone??
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Andy B on 17 December 2008, 23:12:31
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Anyone??


sorry!  :'( Infact, despite its name, when I did the top bearing on SWMBO's Astra, it was just a rubber bush.  :-?£60 from Vx or £6 from a motorfactor.
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Matchless on 17 December 2008, 23:32:39
The Omega definately has balls. ;D
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Andy B on 17 December 2008, 23:43:12
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The Omega definately has balls. ;D

I'm sure it does ... the Lotus carlton did too, I mod'd some of the washers for them.  :y
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Turk on 18 December 2008, 00:50:14
Flat, hoop or pancake bearing. I don't think they can be re-cond, and for the price from factors etc, really not worth the hassle.    
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 December 2008, 09:14:04
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sorry!  :'( Infact, despite its name, when I did the top bearing on SWMBO's Astra, it was just a rubber bush.  :-?£60 from Vx or £6 from a motorfactor.

The astra is like the later Corsa and has a small bearing deep inside the top mount.

The Omega has a large bearing setup with about 30-32 balls which can be dis-assembled (I strip them, clean them and re-grease them when doing shock absorber changes).
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Turk on 18 December 2008, 20:58:29
Bu66er...changed mine. Didn't look like they could be overhauled. Still, they weren't too bad on the price.
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Pete Elite on 19 December 2008, 22:43:10
If it's the same as the Senator then they are approx. £13 each or were a couple of years ago when i did mine :).
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: Matchless on 19 December 2008, 22:56:04
Thought I would bite the bullet and order new ones, they came today and Ive ended up with the large rubber top mount instead of the bearing. Vx call all the rubber bits a 'bearing' and I picked the wrong part number. :'(

I just hope the bearing track is OK to re-use with new balls. Will be cycling for a few days if its pitted.
Title: Re: Front Strut top bearing
Post by: feeutfo on 20 December 2008, 10:08:46
never been in there so just assumed it was a rubber bush. We are talking about the top strut mount the bolts top of the wing from the engine bay?

 Whats the symptoms with the bearing? Do they creak or rattle when dry? Just wondering in case im missing sumat....? :-)