terr

Active Member

• Jan 4, 2024

• #1

3 months ago had 2 vcu bearings from barrette (land rover)
2month later 1 starts rumblings as under guarantee replace new one and the one that came off was rushy at just 2 months old. Now 300 miles later its making a rumblings again . Both times its the back one that goes.
Any ideas about this

 

Alteredtech

Well-Known Member

• Jan 4, 2024

• #2

Hi,

If the bearings keep failling, you have certainly have an issue, somewhere, can be the VCU, diff monts, uv joints, the IRD or the tires.

 

GrumpyGel

Well-Known Member

• Jan 5, 2024

• #3

Are you sure you are mounting it (either on the shaft or bolts) straight?

Dunno if that's even possible to get out of alignment.

 

Andy Warren

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Jan 5, 2024

• #4

Yes you can mis-align them ( the prop). The only time I had trouble with early failure (of new ones) was with lack of grease in the bearings. I ended up prising both of the 2RS seals out of the replacemens (they had a token amount of grease in) & re-packing them with a good amount of waterproof grease. I recommend anyone replacing the VCU bearings re-packing them first.

 

terr

Active Member

• Jan 6, 2024

• #5

Thank you all.
the first bearing from barrette the bearings where all rusty so much for land rover quality

 

terr

Active Member

• Jan 6, 2024

• #6

Now got some from Bell engineering