Andy Warren

Andy Warren

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Hi all, I now have a knackered osf wheel bearing noise & play but no amigos.
The gen. hubs are now a hefty £515 each:eek:.so I'm not going gen. LR.
So can anyone recommend a decent replacement part please ?
I see they range from £60-200 which is a more realistic price & most come with the sensor.
Many thanks in advance.
 
Andy ,I went for these from https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/t...eel-bearinghub-unit-discovery-2-1242007-p.asp

The link is for rear ones but they do front as well,I cannot find them on the site.
It maybe my iPad playing up.

You may see them being offered cheaper on e bay but be careful as some sellers advertise the Optimal ones and supply junk ones it happened to a Friend dealer of mine.One seller says in the small print or equivalent which it’s not.
I think I bought them following recommendation on this site.Not cheap but good.
 
I've been using Britpart hubs since I replaced the originals and have no complaints, always getting in the region of 80K km on each hub. It's an easy enough job to replace so I won't spend that kind of mad money on them. This Summer, I replaced the 4 of them, costing me around £200 total, including the wheel sensors and the staked nuts. The most important thing about wheel hubs is to torque the staked nuts up to spec to protect the bearings from lateral movement.
 
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westone said:
Andy ,I went for these from https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/t...eel-bearinghub-unit-discovery-2-1242007-p.asp

The link is for rear ones but they do front as well,I cannot find them on the site.
It maybe my iPad playing up.

You may see them being offered cheaper on e bay but be careful as some sellers advertise the Optimal ones and supply junk ones it happened to a Friend dealer of mine.One seller says in the small print or equivalent which it’s not.
I think I bought them following recommendation on this site.Not cheap but good.
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Hi,thanks for that. They do two hubs one at £52 & the other at £57 both with sensors & two yr. warranties neither are the Optimal ones though.
 
NPG said:
I've been using Britpart hubs since I replaced the originals and have no complaints, always getting in the region of 80K km on each hub. It's an easy enough job to replace so I won't spend that kind of mad money on them. This Summer, I replaced the 4 of them, costing me around £200 total, including the wheel sensors and the staked nuts. The most important thing about wheel hubs is to torque the staked nuts up to spec to protect the bearings from lateral movement.
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Hi, over £500 for a hub is mental money, £50-100 is much more like it & two yr. warranty compared to LR's one ! I,ll be sure to get the best I can for under a £100:)
 
Its a shame originals are crazy money, so you just have to go oem. They are around £100, the £50 ish hubs are not worth bothering over.
 
ronsealdeath said:
Its a shame originals are crazy money, so you just have to go oem. They are around £100, the £50 ish hubs are not worth bothering over.
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I've been looking at the Allmakes PR2 hub with Wabco sensor & two yr. warranty for £120 or the Optimal ones, which at least lists it has 60 teeth on the reluctor ring unlike others which have 55 & cause issues if I have read correctly.
 
Andy Warren said:
Thanks for that, I've already ordered an Optimal one with/sensor & nut (not sure about the o-ring) it was £130. I've still got to find someone with a torque wrench that'll go to at least 360 lb ft & I'm struggling.
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You don't need the O-ring for the front but I do suggest to check the state of the hub mounting bolts as it's not uncommon that the head starts rounding off after multiple installations. As for the required torque which IIRC is 490Nm, I use a torque multiplier with a 4:1 ratio so I can work with my DIY torque wrench set to 123Nm.
 
Andy Warren said:
Thanks for that, I've already ordered an Optimal one with/sensor & nut (not sure about the o-ring) it was £130. I've still got to find someone with a torque wrench that'll go to at least 360 lb ft & I'm struggling.
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The wrench is a problem I found......In the end I hired one over weekend from a garage I use, still costly at £150 ,but cheaper than buying one or a hire shop in my area.I found any hire shops did not have them.
I found it hard to get it to click over to the correct torque, loads of effort needed.!.
 
westone said:
The wrench is a problem I found......In the end I hired one over weekend from a garage I use, still costly at £150 ,but cheaper than buying one or a hire shop in my area.I found any hire shops did not have them.
I found it hard to get it to click over to the correct torque, loads of effort needed.!.
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I have a couple of more ports of call to scrounge one so I hope one of them bares fruit. I ordered a ball joint remover/installer from Amazon as I going to do those whilst I'm there & I can't believe how cheap it was £38 with free postage ( I don't have prime but it still come next day) considering that's probably not 1/2 hrs labour in most garages it should pay for itself at least 4 fold. It seems a hefty piece of kit but I'm not expecting it to have every attachment I need but still a bargain.
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The torque wrench isn't needed if you weigh yourself and work out what position you need to stand on a long socket bar to get the correct torque. For me it's about 18 inches from the socket centre. If you're really light you might need to find a heavier friend - lol.
 
I need to do those ball joints also but from advice it looks like a swine. Getting the knuckle off the tapers seems to require extreme violence. Do post how your tool went as i may follow suit and buy the same one. Best of luck.
 
ronsealdeath said:
I need to do those ball joints also but from advice it looks like a swine. Getting the knuckle off the tapers seems to require extreme violence. Do post how your tool went as i may follow suit and buy the same one. Best of luck.
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Not used it yet as I'm still waiting for the hub to turn up from buycarparts, ordered Mon. morning, !:mad: I'll let you know ASAP, I've seen all the comments about large swear boxes so I think I'll make one while I'm waiting :).
 
Its worth grinding a step in the cup, as this tool tends to wander off as its cranked up. Lent mine to my Landy mate, who managed to bend the clamp...
 
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tilly2 said:
Its worth grinding a step in the cup, as this tool tends to wander off as its cranked up. Lent mine to my Landy mate, who managed to bend the clamp...
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Thanks that's handy to know, I'll see how it goes & will do that if it starts to wander. I'm not sure if it's got all the right size bits in it or if I'll need to get/make additions. I'll be sure to post how I get on.
 
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