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[peter the butcher]

OK, so had new trackrods and drop links done, all went well, but now there is a bearing going at the rear, its really PI***** me off now, so it has to be done. It will be a garage job, as there Is no way I am capable with my health, and thats not an option. can anyone supply a link to recommended new one, and if its a pattern part, its ok, as am sure the bits that the garage fitted last month were not genuine  parts, as its sas, andrew page and europarts they use. Also a "ball park" fitting figure for said work, did not want to pay daft money, as cars not worth it lol

Thanks in advance

[Nick W]

OK, so had new trackrods and drop links done, all went well, but now there is a bearing going at the rear, its really PI***** me off now, so it has to be done. It will be a garage job, as there Is no way I am capable with my health, and thats not an option. can anyone supply a link to recommended new one, and if its a pattern part, its ok, as am sure the bits that the garage fitted last month were not genuine  parts, as its sas, andrew page and europarts they use. Also a "ball park" fitting figure for said work, did not want to pay daft money, as cars not worth it lol

Thanks in advance

Last time I looked, a decent branded(SKF I think) bearing was about £40 from Eurocarparts; my car has a cheaper one fitted.


This isn't a difficult job but many people, including garages, make it so. A bill for 2hours work would be reasonable, much more than that is taking the piss. Some easily improvised tooling makes the job much easier, which something traditional mechanics just handle, many modern technicians seem to struggle.

[peter the butcher]

   thanks Nick

[Entwood]

When mine was done by a fellow OOFer down in Trowbridge it was 40 minutes from start to finish ... he did have some very "interesting" home made tools just for the job...   that 40 minutes did include 5-6 minutes making up a piece on a lathe that he couldn't find in his box .... very impressive. 'Tis a real shame he no longer frequents the forum, he was a major asset and a REALLY nice bloke as well.

[VXL V6]

When mine was done by a fellow OOFer down in Trowbridge it was 40 minutes from start to finish ... he did have some very "interesting" home made tools just for the job...   that 40 minutes did include 5-6 minutes making up a piece on a lathe that he couldn't find in his box .... very impressive. 'Tis a real shame he no longer frequents the forum, he was a major asset and a REALLY nice bloke as well.

Agreed, is a real shame

[Entwood]

When mine was done by a fellow OOFer down in Trowbridge it was 40 minutes from start to finish ... he did have some very "interesting" home made tools just for the job...   that 40 minutes did include 5-6 minutes making up a piece on a lathe that he couldn't find in his box .... very impressive. 'Tis a real shame he no longer frequents the forum, he was a major asset and a REALLY nice bloke as well.

Agreed, is a real shame

Yup .. still a member but not been here since October 2015 ...

[peter the butcher]

IF, and its a big IF, a member of this forum offers their services, (money of course lol) I would travel, but just in Yorkshire or maybe Lincolnshire   
any takers? PM me

[Keith ABS]

  If you were to trael a bit further down to Huntingdon, Serek would be able to sort you out. A very nice bloke, top work been done for many members

Keith ABS

[Entwood]

Daz in Stoke may be able to help ??

[peter the butcher]

sadly both venues are out  as well over 2 hours away

[Steve B]

sadly both venues are out  as well over 2 hours away

I would sooner travel 2 hrs away to get a job done properly than go round the corner and get a bodge job 

[Nick W]

sadly both venues are out  as well over 2 hours away

It's not rocket science. Any capable mechanic should be able to do it in a couple of hours.


I've done three in the street!

[Steve B]

sadly both venues are out  as well over 2 hours away

It's not rocket science. Any capable mechanic should be able to do it in a couple of hours.


I've done three in the street!

take it a puller/press is needed along with that metal plate ?.. what else do you need to buy Nick ?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=130619.0

[Nick W]

take it a puller/press is needed along with that metal plate ?.. what else do you need to buy Nick ?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=130619.0

You'll need ordinary hand tools, including Allen and Torx bits.


There are three mildly tricky aspects:


Undoing the hub nut: it's tightened to 300Nm and is under the car.
Extracting the hub from the bearing:the worst part of the job, I made a tool that bolts on the brake backplate and pushes the hub out



Refitting the hub: I pull it through the bearing using the hub nut with a couple of spacers as packers.




Removing the bearing is easy with normal FWD type bearing tools:

[peter the butcher]

as an update to this, took car to a very competent garage, they did my MOT etc, and a grease monkey had it up on the ramps, and seemed to be making a "mountain out of a molehill", the resulting  figure for this work was £234.90, will be glad to see the breakdown of charges

[Nick W]

as an update to this, took car to a very competent garage, they did my MOT etc, and a grease monkey had it up on the ramps, and seemed to be making a "mountain out of a molehill", the resulting  figure for this work was £234.90, will be glad to see the breakdown of charges

For a £50 part(retail price remember) and a couple of hours work that doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

[biggriffin]

Well £30 be for the bearing. Assume they fitted the correct one, as saloon and estate are different.

[Nick W]

Well £30 be for the bearing. Assume they fitted the correct one, as saloon and estate are different.

The unbranded one I fitted to my Estate 3(4?) years ago was £20 with a trade discount, but no garage is going to pass that price onto a customer.

[Doctor Gollum]

5 Series ones are £40-80 each... But that includes a new hub nut (fitted from outside) and the four bolts that hold the bearing on...

[Stargazer57N]

mine cost me £180 inc the bearing and that was mates rates, it's the VAT which is the killer.

[serek]

I don't do mate rates on this job
Fag wheel bearing supply and fit £120 Inc vat each

[Steve B]

I don't do mate rates on this job
Fag wheel bearing supply and fit £120 Inc vat each

When do you wanna do it ?   

[biggriffin]

I don't do mate rates on this job
Fag wheel bearing supply and fit £120 Inc vat each

When do you wanna do it ?   

Ring01480 700655 and book it in.

[peter the butcher]

ok, so had it done, what a cock up, first they billed me for extra hours, which I suppose may be fair enough, mine must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people, trying to get a ball joint back in, the result was....... a broken ball joint, and car was kept in for another day, as it was fri @3pm, and they could not get one until sat morning.... £371 incl VAT, they dit NOT charge for the ball joint, just extra (again) labour 

and was going to get them to do a service and cam belt next month £1000 probably and something will go wrong, think I will get a push bike

[biggriffin]

ok, so had it done, what a cock up, first they billed me for extra hours, which I suppose may be fair enough, mine must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people, trying to get a ball joint back in, the result was....... a broken ball joint, and car was kept in for another day, as it was fri @3pm, and they could not get one until sat morning.... £371 incl VAT, they dit NOT charge for the ball joint, just extra (again) labour 

and was going to get them to do a service and cam belt next month £1000 probably and something will go wrong, think I will get a push bike

Be cheaper, to drive to serek, have a day in hoof'land, then drive home, still be quids in me thinks.

[Doctor Gollum]

Certainly time to find a new garage...

Cambelt and full service will be £450 tops...

[Nick W]

You need to find a better garage.


I've done three wheel bearings, in the street, in about two hours(each)without ever using a hammer or undoing the balljoint. You should be aware that you car should have an alignment check as they will have altered the rear camber and toe settings.


This is not a difficult job, despite Vauxhall's efforts to make it so.

[Lazydocker]

Find another garage. Even if you ignore the fact that they have made an awkward job seem near impossible they then charged you labour to replace something they broke?

[peter the butcher]

You need to find a better garage.


I've done three wheel bearings, in the street, in about two hours(each)without ever using a hammer or undoing the balljoint. You should be aware that you car should have an alignment check as they will have altered the rear camber and toe settings.


This is not a difficult job, despite Vauxhall's efforts to make it so.

I am going to get alignment done next week. It drives fine now, beeter than before, obviously, BUT was coming back from Durham last night on th A1M, and gradually increased speed on a deserted motorway, vibrations started at 88, and backed of at a ton 10

[Stargazer57N]

must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people,

Hitting a bearing in with a hammer is never a good idea as it can damage the internals of the bearing. Keep your receipt some where safe just incase it fails in the near future.

[biggriffin]

must have been a right barsteward, as when putting it all back, it was attacked with a hammer, and copious amounts of strength from 3 different people,

They obviously didn't leave the bearing in the freezer for 24hrs or clean the wishbone then.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Have to say my mate tends to just fit a replacement wishbone in the event of rear bearing issues on Omegas. He breaks them fairly regular, so effectively gets rear wishbones for 'free', when you consider how relatively quickly a rear wishbone can be swapped, if you've got another sitting there, it's a bit of a no-brainer.

At least you're sorted, but yes, as above, keep the receipt!!