Interesting repair. GKN mounts use fag bearings which seem to perform and last the longest.![]()
I think most owners would find the rubber has started to fail by the time they get round to requiring new bearings. It's handy to know the bearing can be sourced cheap if it hasn't.I use FAG or Timken 6006 rubber shielded bearings both last well. Obviously if the running bushing has started to fail I simply replace the whole assembly. I don't generally bother going to the expense of GKN replacements as the actual bearings are so cheap.
I think most owners would find the rubber has started to fail by the time they get round to requiring new bearings. It's handy to know the bearing can be sourced cheap if it hasn't.
2 bearings support the vcu. It's normally the bearing that fails but the rubber inside the bearing mount wears over time. You can see the rubber and wobble the vcu to see what it's like. Fag seem to be the best which is what gkn use.What fails on the cheaper support bearings is it the rubber or the actual bearing cos I was thinking if its the bearing it would be cheaper to by 2 cheap units off ebay and change the bearings for the FAG ones rather than buy GKN at the prices that are being charged now.
Also how many bearings are there in each unit is it one or 2.