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I checked the rear wheel bearing on vauxhall. Epc and they are the same part number and when ordered thru dealer I asked if different. And parts manager said there wasn't any difference because I had seen them listed different on interdebt anyway fitted and working great cheers eric

The rear bearings are different between estate and saloon,by about 3mm,so i wont be going to your dealer to get mine.
Could this be why we are seeing more failures,as saloon bearings have been fitted into estates? Discuss.

[05omegav6]

Nearly 250k on the original bearings, and still going strong

I dread to think what you lot do to them you might be on to summat though BG

[omegapioneer]

well using vauxhalls EPC disc and search the bearing part 90486468 you get the results listed for both saloon and estate cars even for the old superceeded part number was listed as same, and i dont doubt the parts manager in my dealer either since you dont know him you shouldnt be passing judgement, Eric

[05omegav6]

A computer is only as good as the person who programmed it. Same is true of data

I have a printed version of that which says different 

Still, not my car

[omegapioneer]

thought vauxhall would have got it right for their own epc, can you supply the correct part number for the bearing as i have another estate to repair, eric

[andyc]

No they are the same and thats according to all the factors,
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.5_1996/p/car-parts/car-transmission/transmission-parts/wheel-bearing-and-wheel-hub/?628720090&1&c990ad979e13a2282e124f7508bab66def453c4b&000370

Andy

[05omegav6]

Had a rummage and cannot find the sheet of paper

Not wishing to be argumentative, but given the estate bearings are physically longer how can they possibly be the same or be interchangeable

Jimbob bought his bearings from Allgermanparts a while back iirc, and there was a similar debate then.

Can we presume then that Vauxhall no longer supply one bearing, and if that is the case which one is no longer available?

[omegapioneer]

i will check the measurements of the bearing as i have the old casings still here but looking at epc disc it olny lists the one for all variants of omega and when fitting my new bearings there was no spare room in the hub if anything the circlip was tight to get fully inserted back into the groove, as for life expectancy of my bearings before it could be me hauling half a ton of coal in the boot at times as well as the lpg kit and upgraded stereo, cheers eric

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The last one i changed,on my other estate was ,to a saloon one,that we had.

[05omegav6]

Had another look and still can't find the pages I have

One thing I am sure of was that it listed all three bearing dimensions, and off the top of my head, the estate (and Monaro) bearing measurements are:

74x34x48?.

The saloon ones are:

74x34x45?.

They are, as has been suggested by others,  DIFFERENT.

Whoever updated your copy of the EPC has probably bodged it. Seeing as the last Omega was built ten years ago, I am not surprised

[henryd]

No they are the same and thats according to all the factors,
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.5_1996/p/car-parts/car-transmission/transmission-parts/wheel-bearing-and-wheel-hub/?628720090&1&c990ad979e13a2282e124f7508bab66def453c4b&000370

Andy

If you buy from here its cheaper still

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.5_2000/p/car-parts/car-transmission/transmission-parts/wheel-bearing-and-wheel-hub/?628720090&1&c990ad979e13a2282e124f7508bab66def453c4b&000370

[henryd]

 old site reply number 10

http://oldsite.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1240344991/4

[05omegav6]

Finally, some sense

[henryd]

Finally, some sense

Reply 11 mentions width difference

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The last one i changed,on my other estate was different to a saloon one,that we had.