V8S Wheel Bearing Kit

[v8s4me]

Can anyone recommend a source of quality rear wheel bearing kits? One of mine has failed after just 6000 miles so I'm obviously going to have to replace both. If you get offered these...



Go somewhere else!

TBH I think I've been lucky to get home

[v8s4me]

Good spot. The bearings in the picture are Timken which are the same as the OEM ones on mine which I replaced with the other crap when I did the brake up-grade. However the ones in the picture hve different number to my old OEM ones which are Y-32008XZ. I'll call TVR Parts first think tomorrow and, so long as they are the correct Timken bearings, then it's job done

[v8s4me]

I know!

I'd rather buy British, or German, or Swedish or Swiss but if the "new" OEM part is as good as the original then I'll close my eyes and think of England

[v8s4me]

Not much doubt about what the problem was...



And for future reference, I'd suggest you do not buy these bearings...



I think someone must have been looking after me yesterday

[v8s4me]

Two kits on order from TVR Parts. The only concern is they aren't Timken. They are SKF, which should be fine if they've been made in Europe but SKF also manufacture in China.

[v8s4me]

If you think the bearing is in a bad way, you should see my shaking hands

[v8s4me]

I used Castrol LM last time. What's the alternative?

When I was in the motor factors yesterday Phil behind the counter was telling a customer that it was good practice to lubricate the threads on the plugs he'd just bought with copper-slip or similar. The customer said "I'll use some Vaseline". Phil didn't reply, and I went to look at something on a shelf.

[v8s4me]

They've arrived. "Made in India". We all know what happened last time TVR relied on components made in India.

Are Indian SKF going to be as good as European made SKF? Once upon-a-time Swedish made SKF bearings were a benchmark for quality and among the best you could get. Can we rely on that now with global production? No other choice I suppose.