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(Message started by: stafford on Jan 4^th, 2006, 11:27am)

Title: wheel bearings labour???
Post by stafford on Jan 4^th, 2006, 11:27am

hello all...I am going to get the wheelbearings changed front and back..they arent noisy yet but 75000 miles now and bigger alloys going on next month so better get it done. I have been quoted £140 for all the bearings. What sort of Labour charge can i expect??3,4,5 hours??

Thanks

oh ps this may interest cossie owners!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Granada-Scorpio-Cosworth-24v-BOA-Engine_W0QQitemZ4602065699QQcategoryZ21654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by Paul B on Jan 4^th, 2006, 12:59pm

:-/
Not sure I'd change the bearings if there's nothing wrong with them. It seems to me that newer ones have just as much chance of failing as the originals.

The parts on e-bay are described as being for the BOA Cosworth engine. 'Our' engines are the later BOB version.

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by martin_rowe on Jan 4^th, 2006, 1:23pm

about 40 mins each

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by Baw_Flinger on Jan 4^th, 2006, 2:52pm

My rear near side was done 2 weeks ago. 2 hours (lot of clean-up on the hub) and £65 for the part, £125 in total.

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by stafford on Jan 4^th, 2006, 6:08pm

thanks lads :)

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by mr._floppy on Jan 4^th, 2006, 10:52pm

Rear ones seem to go more often than fronts, the chap on the site who changed the rear bearings reckons 3 hrs for the two wheels. The front bearings I believe need a hefty puller and an even heftier press to remove the old ones and install the new ones, so could mean more labour time.

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by martin_rowe on Jan 5^th, 2006, 8:41am

rears are only 8 bolts, 1 nut & a bit of press time.

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by martin_rowe on Jan 5^th, 2006, 8:41am

oops forgot, thats after the wheels off. ;D

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by stafford on Jan 5^th, 2006, 9:29pm

thnks lads ill get the rears done first then and put some powerflex bushes on at the same time as my tyres were shot away today when i changed my discs and pads..only 5000miles old!!!!!!

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by WAYNE on Jan 9^th, 2006, 9:18pm

Hi all
How will i know when rear wheel bearings will need replacing.As mine have now done 84,000 miles.Have read some frightening posts about wheelbearings just breaking up and collapsing without any warning whatsoever.
regards
wayne B.T.W 2.9 cossie 1998

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by leftofcentre on Jan 9^th, 2006, 9:47pm

Well i changed mine just as a matter of course as was unaware of car history.

Check out my post under "wheel bearings from hell" on the Problems page tho incase you are considering doin them urself :D

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by Baw_Flinger on Jan 10^th, 2006, 2:52am

It pays to have the rears looked at as soon as you have so much as a whimper out of them. I let mines go a week (4-5days) and you should have seen the mess. Get them early or get them checked out early, not to be mucked about with. :)

Title: Re: wheel bearings labour???
Post by mr._floppy on Jan 10^th, 2006, 12:00pm

Jacking 'em up and giving the wheels a shake every so often will give you some protection from the gradual bearing break up, but some posters have reported the dreaded " Catastrophic Failure " at cruising speed. So you takes your chances.

Who said being a Scorpio owner was boring ? !