Rear wheel bearing

[rev-erend]

Has anyone bought a rear wheel bearing assembly lately .. (Granada Mk II) - any idea of the cost.

Just had mine changed at a garage and they charged £65 + vat (£76) and another tenner for a new end shart nut (huge around 33MM socket size).

[york33]

Mine was around £50 about a year or so ago, inc seals + that huge nut.

Was that price you gave just for the parts?

[djc1001]

It's Granada MKII but you do need an additional inner seal.
The socket is 1.1/2inch or 38mm. (same thing)
RT 2004 cat. lists a rear bearing kit at £49:99 plus drat.
I'm about to buy - so if anybody knows a cheaper source pls shout

David

[wedg1e]

Tried your local motor factors?

[rev-erend]

york33 said:

Mine was around £50 about a year or so ago, inc seals + that huge nut. Was that price you gave just for the parts?

Yep - plus a few hours labour on top ..

[jchase]

On my previous wedge, I paid about £50 too, and a further £60 to build the 30 ton press I needed to get it out. Damn that galvanic corrosion beast ;0


-Jim

[rev-erend]

Yes - it's a real shame there is not a grease nipple there. That would stop the bearings from drying up and causing problems..

[york33]

rev-erend said:

york33 said: Mine was around £50 about a year or so ago, inc seals + that huge nut. Was that price you gave just for the parts? Yep - plus a few hours labour on top ..

Bit on the pricey side really but at least she's on the road Few hours, prob right, depending on the size of their hydraulic press or hammer!

cheers
Dave

[shpub]

rev-erend said:

Yes - it's a real shame there is not a grease nipple there. That would stop the bearings from drying up and causing problems..

It's not the bearings drying up that causes the problems but more the stress and strain of being a drive shaft and a top wishbone combined.

[redwedge5]

£100 plus from TVR

£15 new old stock from ebay

Same SKF bearing - different packaging

[NHyde]

Had mine done at Peninsula last year with a load of other stuff .........

,,,,,,,,,, but for future reference if you have the SKF bearing # pass it on to MikeB then it can be added to the parts list, and I'm sure there will be a Timken equivalent ,

[hansdaal]

hallo Guys,

I have sourced old "new" Ford stock in Holland.
With the extra oil seal the set is about 40 pounds including VAT. There are still a few left so if someone wants a couple let me know.

Hans.

[rev-erend]

shpub said:

rev-erend said: Yes - it's a real shame there is not a grease nipple there. That would stop the bearings from drying up and causing problems.. It's not the bearings drying up that causes the problems but more the stress and strain of being a drive shaft and a top wishbone combined.

It was as dry as a bone in there ... not a bit of grease left.. the bearing wear a tract.. then bunch at the bottom leaving free play at the top but you are also correct - it's not an ideal design with 300 bhp but was much better than their previous designs.

Griff/Chim/Cerbera setup was spot on and the way to go ..

[Boosted LS1]

Whatever you do don't try SAF. You'll get the wrong parts and they wont refund, insist on offerring credit notes. I just hate people who do thet! One side is about £30 iirc so other factors could probably help, tried Halfords?

Boosted.

[joospeed]

Seeing as the bearing itself only really has to carry the weight of the vehicle plus whatever loading it gets from forward / backwards and bumps in the road it probably gets an easier time than the chim / griff / cerbe etc etc as they have to cope with all that plus taking the side loading during cornering aswell.

All the wedge bearing carriers are free to move laterally if you disconnect the driveshafts, so the driveshafts and diff side bearings must surely be taking all the cornering forces...?

[dexy]

ive just done the 2 front bearings and 1 back one for the grand total of 45quid ,oh before you ask i did the other back bearing bout 2 month ago ,n shocked at the price !so i asked my man who gets me the parts for the wagons i run. if he could get any of the bearings and he did at a very good price .so check around first id say..
cheers neil