4kq wheel bearings

[Duncan Thomson]

I live in New Zealand, so it may be a little different elsewhere, but I got
bearings for my CGT direct from the SKF shop and they cost me ~$35NZ (around
$15USD) got a 30% discount through dad's work, but even without that they
are cheaper than your average auto parts store...
Since they stock the bearing as part of a kit for the car complete with
nuts, washers, instruction booklet, I guess the auto parts stores must buy
them through SKF, which would explain the savings...

I have to say, that at that price I was tempted to replace all 4 corners
rather than just the one that needed it...
But decided it will be just as easy to wait 'til they die, and may save the
wear involved in pressing bearings in and out...

anyway, just my $0.02NZ (~$0.008 USD)
Duncan

> Now that I have a functioning exhaust system, I can hear that I have a
> bad front wheel bearing. I looked around in the archives, and although
> there are many mentions of about getting the bearings from a bearing
> supplier rather than auto parts supplier, no one seems to have actually
> done so and told the list about it. Has anyone purchased wheel bearings
> in this way for an '87 4kq? Maybe it isn't even worth looking into, they
> are not that expensive (30-40 each) but still if there is a cheaper way
> to get the same part, why not?
>
> thanks
>
> Luke
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>