the hobbler
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I require some help regarding rear hub bearings boys and girls. When my fiat comes back from the body-shop (scheduled for the end of the Month), one of the jobs that I have to do is replace the rear hub bearings. I am fully aware that you can buy surprisingly cheap rear hub bearing 'kits', but "buy cheap--get cheap" I have the collapsible spacers and the hub seals, but my bearing supplier is struggling to get the correct bearings because I can only give the size (the old bearings are still on the car which is---44 miles away at the body shop!), which for the record is:--26mm x 52mm x 15mm. I want to get GOOD bearings (FAG, Timken or Toya)--so is ther anybody out there who has an old (or new) bearing and can give me the make and number of the bearing so that my supplier can get the equivalent bearing in one of the above makes?
With regard to the 'crushable' spacer, it would seem that a number of Forum members have had trouble 'crushing' the 'crushable spacer'. I have noticed that there is quite a variety regarding the quality of the (technically) same spacer from different suppliers. The spacers from 'FD Ricambi' and 'Axel Gerstl' look (and feel) just like the old original 'Factory' parts, whilst the spacers from other suppliers make you wonder whether ANYTHING would crush them!
With regard to the 'crushable' spacer, it would seem that a number of Forum members have had trouble 'crushing' the 'crushable spacer'. I have noticed that there is quite a variety regarding the quality of the (technically) same spacer from different suppliers. The spacers from 'FD Ricambi' and 'Axel Gerstl' look (and feel) just like the old original 'Factory' parts, whilst the spacers from other suppliers make you wonder whether ANYTHING would crush them!