Wheel bearings

[blitz]

Does anyone know a cheap place to get wheel bearings and seals for a 93/4 Disco front end, I have them on my trailer and just smoked one side. I guess it was a fair bit longer between gease ups than I thought:(

I havent pulled it apart but it was literally smoking by the time I got it home so I would say they are beyond repair.

Blythe

[p38arover]

What about one of the site advertisers, e.g., British 4WD?

See British Four Wheel Drive - Land Rover & Range Rover Parts Specialist :: DISCOVERY SERIES 1 :: AXLE :: FRONT AXLE (http://www.british4wd.com/xcart/home.php?cat=85)

Having said that, I bought my bearings at the local bearing shop.

[JDNSW]

I would just take it apart and take the bearings to your local bearing supplier.

John

[mcrover]

Dont buy too cheap or else you will have to replace them pretty quickly again.

[p38arover]

Dont buy too cheap or else you will have to replace them pretty quickly again.

Basically avoid Chinese-made bearings?

[hodgo]

All bearing out lets have a book detailing the type of bearings for each make and model of vehicle this includes wheel seals.
I always ask for trade price ( mates rates) you can save 10% or more by asking I very seldon get refused trade price.

Hodgo

[mcrover]

Basically avoid Chinese-made bearings?

NO.....

Avoid Cheap Chinese no name bearings e.g. Trailer bearing kits....:)

There are a lot of bearings (and other stuff) made in China which is of good quality but is just not much if any cheaper than the Japanese or Korean made stuff.

There is very little bearing stock made in OZ or Europe these days and most of what is is specialty stuff that is no use to any of us.

[Ace]

I got my last set of bearings from Four Wheel Drives, they were $22 each (bearing and cone). I didnt notice any difference in quality between those and the ones i last got from my local bearing place for close to $40

[justinc]

Smoking???:eek:
I guess you may even need a stub axle too!

JC

[stock]

try and stick with timken skf or nsk bearings with the grease pushed in from the side of the race and not just smeared over the top, also use a heigh temp grease preferably with molybdenum disulphide

[sclarke]

As McRover said... Dont Buy Cheap bearings....

They will only fail....

Get Timken or similar....

Do you put cheap crap old fuel in your 4wd???
Do you go to Safeways and Aldi and put $5 for 5 litres of oil in your car?

Then dont put cheap bearings in it...

[blitz]

Thanks for the info everyone. I guess I should have put in my post where are the cheapest quailty bearings?, everything I own gets the best I can afford

I will pull the bearings off tonight and go the the local Timkin outlet and see what they cost.

Blythe

[ATH]

Went through much the same exercise for Defender bearings last week and spoke to one supplier of bits and he said "All bearings from Timken or SKF are now all made in China".
And then quoted me $35 per bearing plus $12 each for seals!
I think I'll keep buying stuff with names I know rather than something which may turn out to be inferior.
Not saying all "Made in China" is crap but the world would be saved a lot of pollution if the ships carrying it abroad were never to leave dock!
Alan.

[p38arover]

spoke to one supplier of bits and he said "All bearings from Timken or SKF are now all made in China".

I noticed the Timken bearings in the D2 hubs I have are marked USA. Maybe that's why they spat out grease past the seals! :D