Thread: Rover 2.6L bearings

Bearings are available but can be a bit hard to track down. I found a set of mains locally but big ends had to come from England.

Thanks Homestar,

Where did you get the big ends from? Cox & Turner seem to be the ones to go for Series I IoE engines Home | Cox & Turner Engineering

Just by trolling through eBay UK. Found a set - he wouldn’t post OS, but I got them delivered to rellies in England and Mum grabbed them for me on a trip home.

Don’t think I’ve sourced much through any of the major players, just kept my eye out.

If you want to regrind the crank, here’s a set of 30 unders. Land Rover 6 Cylinder(2.6) & Rover P4 P5 Big End Bearings -0.030 | eBay

Set of mains assume are standard but he’s dreaming with the price as far as I’m concerned Brand new genuine Land Rover 2.6l 6 cylinder engine bearing, RTC1720 | eBay

Thanks Homestar for your help - much appreciated!

I'll have to take the sump off to see how worn the current shells are.

Intriguingly the engine was replaced 1 year after it was complianced and the REMLR records have the original engine number listed.
Also the fuel tank has a postage label addressed to the Puckapunyal Army camp so its had an interesting past!

really, it's not worth looking for bearings until you know what size bearings you need,
but I would try Repco first.
I recently did my 2a 2 !/4 and Repco supplied them the next day.

The 2.6 bearings aren’t available any more (Tried local, specialist and international sellers) so finding NOS is almost the only way to go. I think standard sizes are pretty common but not many people needing standard sizes any more.