Anybody has any idea of the cost doing this?
Cheers,
George
I assume you mean wheel bearing?
easyiest way to do it is to order another wheel bearing then take off the upright and take it to your local garage with a bearing press and ask them to press it out and press in the new one, bearing will cost you about �40 local garage should charge you no more than �20
I believe the Motorsport rear uprights have different bearings, assuming that George is referring to those items.
See http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=317
Rob� I just wish I was referring to those!
Maddog, I am afraid your estimation is quite right, as it is very close to the cheapest (�36) I just found (www.tadts.com). And I need both�
At least I am not paying for labour as I am going to DIY them.
Any hints about the procedure?
they are really straight forward, sometimes they can be a B@stard if the salt has got to them.
I’d love to get all technical and tell you exactly how to do them and which spanners to use but it was a while ago and I’ve slept since then so can’t remember
It shall all become clear once you take your wheel off and caliper of course. (take before and after pictures of your hands, they may look a little different afterwards )
I believe the Motorsport rear uprights have different bearings, assuming that George is referring to those items.
See > http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=317 >
These are not motorsport uprights they are the ones developed over the last year on Simon’s race car and are FAR better than the motorsport ones which have, I believe, a slightly larger bearing than standard.
Ta for the clarifiation, Chris
George - if you go to a “Motor Factors” you will find that the standard wheel bearings are the same as, I think a Maestro (or perhaps Metro), & therefore less than �30
Careful with Metro/Maestro bearings … you can easy be sold plain ball bearing versions ( I know ) you must make sure you get Taper roller bearings.