is £20 a gd price for a wheel bearing?

1. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

   #1 20th February 2013, 10:08

   as above unipart from wheel bearing 20 inc vat thanks
2. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #2 20th February 2013, 10:19

   It's a gt price tbh
3. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

   #3 20th February 2013, 10:21

   ok thanks,
   
   how long does it take to press in there an ats next to it so hopefully they can do it for me
4. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #4 20th February 2013, 10:28

   Never done one myself but shouldn't be a mahoosive job. I'd say 15 mins tops
5. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

   #5 20th February 2013, 10:29

   cheeerrss pal
6. Jizanthapus Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593

   #6 20th February 2013, 10:49

   Spt on for tht prce.
7. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

   #7 20th February 2013, 10:52

   fr price
8. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #8 20th February 2013, 11:08

   £20 is Cheap as fuck what make is it for that price?
9. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

   #9 20th February 2013, 11:28

   Dunno the make its what unipart have on the shelf
10. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #10 20th February 2013, 11:32

    My advice would be to pay more money and get a better bearing. Cheap bearings are like a fit bird with the clap you want to but you know you really shouldn't.
11. stigsdump Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 134

    #11 20th February 2013, 18:54

    most bearing suppliers tend to stock major brand bearings such as SKF, NKE, TIMKIN, NSK & KOYO. They're the exact same suppliers that provide to manufacturers.
    As long as you know the specs...which will either be on the old bearing (type, width, inner and outer race diameters, sealed or not) or take it to the supplier, then you should be able to get them relatively cheap for a good quality item
12. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

    #12 20th February 2013, 19:05

    The make was by unipart the place where I got it pressed in used all unipart stuff for their servicing etc, car drives nice now, for 16.33 plus vat to make it 20 squid I'm am happy
13. stigsdump Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 134

    #13 20th February 2013, 23:25

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by GTuff The make was by unipart the place where I got it pressed in used all unipart stuff for their servicing etc, car drives nice now, for 16.33 plus vat to make it 20 squid I'm am happy

    was that just to press the bearing in? Was it into a drum for rear brake or a hub for front or rear. Did you have to take the part off the car or was the price for everything done inc bearing fitted?
    
    Bearing fitted usually takes about 30-45 minutes including taking the drum off depending how worn the shoes are to the drum
    
    I recently made a press for such tasks coz I get fed up of paying local garages to press the bearings out at a tenner a time. Its big enough to do half shaft bearings and also wide enough to fit a motorbike wheel with tyre between the uprights
    
    
14. GTuff Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?

    #14 20th February 2013, 23:56

    An the bearing was 20 quick n 10er to press it in I had the strut off the car n I had taken out the old bearing