VR4 Front hubs from USA

[TAR]

just got my front hub bearings from the USA. Took 10 days and cost £179.90 for the pair.

Fitted yesterday (very easy) and no trouble at all with the fit.

Very happy with them

Got them from rockauto.com

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[Ralliart1]

Nice one Tim,

[Nick Mann]

Timken bearings too, so good quality items.

[Louis]

What bearings from the list on the site did you get?, I need to get some, and not sure if it is eclipse ones etc?

[swinks]

IIRC, Eclipse, Talon, Sebring, 1995 - 2000, all those will fit.

[TAR]

go to their website and do a search from the part number tab - 513157. This will bring up 2 results, you need the TimKen one which should be listed at the top.

[KHK]

what's the problem with your old bearing?

[pezza]

Thats a great find Tim...cant argue with that price at all! Did the hubs not even put up a fight to stay in there? Did you escape import duty?

[swinks]

Actually, there is bit cheaper find (approx. 95 GBP for pair + duty and vat):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/95-96-97-MITSU...item519443605a
Seem that the same manufacturer.
Also hubs made by GMB are very popular in US (I got mine made by them).

[MarkSanne]

Good finds!
And for rear wheel bearings...

this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/96-03-MITSUBIS...item4157f7801c

or:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/01-02-03-MITSU...item519421aa16

or another?

[TAR]

what's the problem with your old bearing?

Keith, one of the wheel bearings had started to get loose and it allowed the wheel to wobble slightly.

Derek - To remove the hubs you just take out the existing 4 bolts and put in two long ones and hit with a hammer. Its really quite easy as they are not a massively tight fit.

I didn't pay import duty only VAT and the PaecelFarce handling charge.

[TAR]

Mark, those rear hubs are not correct for the VR4. They look more line the V6 hubs.

[MarkSanne]

Shame on that. Might be nice for V6/VR2 owners though.

[swinks]

Mark, those rear hubs are not correct for the VR4. They look more line the V6 hubs.

That correct. Those hubs are for Galant n/a FWD.

Here you have rear wheel bearing for our vr4. Bear in mind those are not a complete hubs, see pictures.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Davezj]

the rockauto.com do the complete rear hubs, but you will have to search for them (maybe under evo, galant, ecilipse or talon) can't remember price.

[Nick Mann]

Eclipse AWD are good for the rear of the VR4. IIRC they also fit some Evos. Swinks has made a post about them in another thread.

The rear hubs linked to above are 5 studs, not 4, so FWD owners will only want them if they are fitting five stud hubs.

[Louis]

I ordered two (front bearingsa couple of days ago, I saw the cheaper ones on ebay, but went for the Timken ones, will wait and see if I get hit for import tax etc, ( opted for UPS priority mail, they have been shipped but I am not sure when they will get here, I will update on delivery)

[zanzibar]

will these fit on a pfl legnum

[TAR]

will these fit on a pfl legnum

Yes they will.

[Louis]

Hi, I got the timken bearings, complete hub, from Rockauto, took 4 days to get here, and got hit for £33 vat and handling fitted them yesterday, and all back up to speed.
One quick bit of info, The first side I did I took the whole hub carrier off and put it in the vice to change the hub. BUT the second side I didn't split any of the ball joints, I only took off the brake caliper and disc, remover the big hub nut, and managed to remove the 4 hub bearing carrier bolts and used a slide hammer to get the hub out, and I got the new one in with no probs, (a quick wire brush and clean before refitting the new one, all good. Nice find with the rockauto site,