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Started by Captain Vimes , Nov 02 2014 04:14 PM

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#1 Captain Vimes

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Posted 02 November 2014 - 04:14 PM

I know this has been done before but I couldn't find a good comparison of them all together.

 

Current options seems to be:-

 

Source              / Each / x4

Ebay                  / £42 / £171 

Elise Shop        / £79 / £314

Elise Parts        / £90 / £360

Seriosly Lotus / £108 / £432

 

The seriously Lotus bearings are OE quality SKF bearings so obviously the best but  are the ES or EP bearings of similar quality? Are they worth the extra over the eBay jobbies?

 

 

Note:- I've got the hub nuts on the front of my NA so could deal with taper bearings better than the later vx's (as discussed by Arno here:- http://www.vx220.org...earings/page-2)

 

Links:-

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item35dad5c1b1

 

http://www.elise-sho...s-p-502728.html

 

http://www.elisepart...-wheel-bearing/

 

http://www.seriously...peed-sensor-179

 

 

 

 


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Posted 02 November 2014 - 05:38 PM

avoid the cheap wheel bearings  thumbsup


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Posted 02 November 2014 - 06:34 PM

avoid the cheap wheel bearings  thumbsup

:yeahthat:

 

Autovaux are OK too.  If you have the ducatti senna brake cooling ducts the be careful as some hubs don't fit the cutout.


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Posted 03 November 2014 - 08:57 PM

Thanks. I'll avoid the eBay ones. Any experience of the others listed? If there's nothing between them I may as well go for the elise-shop ones and save a few £?

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Posted 04 November 2014 - 07:10 AM

Google for 'VKBA 3513' in the UK and you'll get quite a few..

 

http://www.amazon.co...g/dp/B00B9CMIKS

 

http://www.bestpartstore.co.uk/1362631

 

http://www.mister-au...0VKBA!3513.html

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...N-/380262224435

 

http://www.sparepart....uk/1362631-skf

 

Looaaaads to choose from :)

 

Genuine SKF ones will be fine in any case.

 

SKF kits come as a complete set with new castellated nuts for the driveshaft and hub connection bolts.

 

The included bolts are usually too long for use on the VX (re-use the originals), but the rest is usable.

 

Bye, Arno.


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Posted 20 November 2015 - 10:29 AM

Cheapest I could find for SKF £63 per side delivered. http://www.ebay.co.u...aoAAOSwY45UNcLx

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Posted 20 November 2015 - 03:51 PM

Ive got two brand new here that came from techieboy, free if collected. just need to check garage i still have them.

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Posted 20 November 2015 - 03:56 PM

Ive got two brand new here that came from techieboy, free if collected. just need to check garage i still have them.

Whereabouts are you? If they are on general offer I'd take them off your hands please; mine are whining a bit.

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Posted 20 November 2015 - 06:21 PM

egham found the box in the garagge and they have a small bit of surface rust where they have sat in the boxes, but two hubs complete with new bolts x3 etc.

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Posted 20 November 2015 - 06:24 PM

pm from Jason, if any one can help get them from egham to bedford , if not I could pass them BoT as they are going to the xmas meal

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Posted 20 November 2015 - 06:26 PM

I replaced all 4 of mine from Euro Car parts, i think they were £45ish each, and made by Lucas. Cant give feedback on longevity, as only had them on the car <6months.

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Posted 20 November 2015 - 06:26 PM

word of warning on SKF

 

the market is awash with fake SKF bearings...

 

if they are cheap, then they are likely not genuine SKF.

 

This has got so bad with some bearings that even the legitimate supply trade has been infiltrated.

 

http://www.skf.com/b...m_12-252392.pdf


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Posted 20 November 2015 - 07:17 PM

Which is one of the reasons I got the FAG bearings from EP.

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 08:54 PM

Which is one of the reasons I got the FAG bearings from EP.

How are to your beatings holding up?

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 09:43 PM

Which is one of the reasons I got the FAG bearings from EP.

How are to your beatings holding up?
Well after the neighbours called social services and I had to explain BDSM, we've laid off the beatings for a while. Bloody fifty shades of grey has a lot to answer for!

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 09:52 PM

Oops lol. Another mistype. My last one was last week when I typed hand bang to my friends girlfriend... I meant hand bad :o

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 09:53 PM

Ffs Hand Bag!

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 09:55 PM

Anyway, moving away from BDSM and hand bangs, how are your bearings holding up? :D

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 09:59 PM

The bearings are perfect and have taken all the abuse I can throw at them. I need one for the front now so will be ordering the same.

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 10:09 PM

That's good to know, I hear you put your car through it's paces so if they work for you they should be good.
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