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Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« on: 28 August 2013, 16:32:25 »
I think I need new front wheel bearings for the 3.2 Elite 02 plate, what are the best brand bearings to use??
And is it better to replace the complete hub or just the bearing??
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2013, 16:43:02 »
Avoid the contitech ones, they are quite poor.

Sorry, can suggest a good one
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2013, 16:54:39 »
FAG £60 at all German parts last I looked. It is the OE part.

Comes with bearing cap, which often gets battered on removal and is not supplied by pattern copies.

As said avoid the conti direct/tech ones. They are shit. Excess play from new. Destroyed both in a few months.
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2013, 16:57:07 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 28 August 2013, 16:54:39
FAG £60 at all German parts last I looked. It is the OE part.

Comes with bearing cap, which often gets battered on removal and is not supplied by pattern copies.

As said avoid the conti direct/tech ones. They are shit. Excess play from new. Destroyed both in a few months.
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2013, 17:06:54 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 28 August 2013, 16:54:39
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Comes with bearing cap, which often gets battered on removal and is not supplied by pattern copies.
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I'm sure the bearing will come out of the hub ...................  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::) ;)
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2013, 17:34:03 »
  has any one found a source of just the bearings for these front hubs? We had a search around on ABS and have not yet come up with one. As replacing would need he hub off any way, is it just not easier to replace the complete unit?
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2013, 18:03:09 »
Quote from: Keith B on 28 August 2013, 17:34:03
  has any one found a source of just the bearings for these front hubs? We had a search around on ABS and have not yet come up with one. As replacing would need he hub off any way, is it just not easier to replace the complete unit?
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I had my tongue firmly in my cheek Keith. The bearing outer IS the hub .... ie it's most definitely not a separate item.

I'm sure Chris will have some pictures to testify .... or a link to the original thread  ::)   ???  ;)  ;)
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2013, 19:07:51 »
Nope.

Chrisgixer can't be bothered. :)
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2013, 19:18:48 »
Go on! You know you want to ;-)
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2013, 19:21:23 »
Having seen the demolished bearing assemblies in the flesh, it would be only polite to confirm that they are indeed a single lump of metal :y
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« Reply #10 on: 28 August 2013, 19:23:39 »
Ok, here you go. ;)

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« Reply #11 on: 28 August 2013, 19:25:42 »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ::)
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #13 on: 28 August 2013, 22:50:53 »
Another question, if I change the complete hub/bearing will it change the alignment/tracking??
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Re: Front Wheel Bearings - Which Brand/Make????
« Reply #14 on: 28 August 2013, 22:58:41 »
Quote from: Jim on 28 August 2013, 22:50:53
Another question, if I change the complete hub/bearing will it change the alignment/tracking??

I'd say no ..... never had my 'tracking' checked after mine was changed. Can't see why you'd need to.
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