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wkdteg
20-10-2006, 12:15 AM
hey guys need a lil help here
last week i was notified my car couldnt b dynoed coz the front bearings were in pretty shit condition.
calling up honda, they informed said that bearings rnt sold on there own, and that i gotta buy the whole hub assembly.
$265 a piece + 4hrs of labour = $800 i dont have.
so i hit the wreckers, and found a pair for 150... but who knows wat kind of condition the bearings r in.
so i figured since my car is gonna b off the road for the next 6 weeks, is it possible to fit the hub assembly from say a dc2, eg or dc2r (for a 5lug conversion). any fittin problems associated? any advantages?
also, my dad mentioned somethin about the bearings having to b pressed, as opposed 2 the normal type:confused: if i chose 2 stick with the same my current hubs. wat does that mean? n wat does it involve?
cheers
PHASE2
20-10-2006, 04:41 PM
one of my rear ones were going only a month ago, i picked up a brand new aftermaket hub for $165 and it only cost me $50 bucks to get it fitted, even the guy at honda recomended that i went there cos there cheaper lol.
destrukshn
20-10-2006, 05:14 PM
all bearings have to be pressed
easiter to get a hub assy, that way you can do it yourself.
do not buy bearings from wreckers, because when it sits there for a while, they fock up
wkdteg
20-10-2006, 05:44 PM
PHASE2, whered u get em from? wat brands etc...?
destrukshen... wat does pressing involve? i know its a different process, as i just changed the bearings on my falcon, and there was no pressing involved.
destrukshn
20-10-2006, 05:47 PM
oh hondas, they have to be pressed in/out
well you need a press, to do it.
aimre
22-10-2006, 01:47 AM
cant you go to a bearing shop?
aimre
22-10-2006, 01:48 AM
http://www.gardnerbearings.com.au/1.html
PHASE2
22-10-2006, 08:06 PM
i went to a place in adelaide called cbc
Edgeauto
22-10-2006, 10:00 PM
If you don't have a press, bearing puller and a good set of circlip pliers your stuffed. As said before don't waste your time with a second hand one.
wkdteg
23-10-2006, 01:27 PM
thanx for the info guys, looks its goin 2 my dads mates shop for a press.
wat about using the hub set from a different car? any ideas?