Front wheel bearing went today!!!!!

Ordered one from fords.........


Half hour later they phoned me to say they are no longer serviced - (not available!!)

ABSOLUTELY MENTAL!!!!!

 

No, that cant be right?? surely?.. I reckon they prob thought you were on drugs asking for a part for an escort cosworth ... I mean who has ever heard of ford making a cosworth powered escort C'mon

ask for one from a 4x4 saff

 

i'd double check that at another dealer, a lot of wheel bearing kits were handed because of the threads on the hub nuts, most of them were superseeded by a kit with no nut. a lot of ford parts places dont check stock avalibilty properly either.

 

I gave him my chassis number to search on, he said there was only one part number!! I haven't checked on my m/cat yet tho!!!

 

i got a wheel bearing for my saff from ford in august last year.
i think it was Ł50 or not much more.

benfield ford york road leeds

 

There's also a Ford dealer on Kirkstall Road in Leeds, dunno what they're like. I bought an idle valve there once and the guy on the parts desk knew my dad so put it through as staff

 

they are still selling bearings...i had to replace mine not long ago...and that was a front wheel bearing also...

have you replaced the other front bearing allready..

 

I haven't done the other side yet!!! It's still ok at the moment although no doubt it'll be the next thing to go!!

I'll pop in there tomorrow and get them to check stock around the other nearby places!!! Also the motor factors too!!

 

If your stuck call www.remoco.co.uk

 

I remember getting a couple of small bits for my steering rack/bulkhead, bush things

I gave my vin etc and they gave me 1 bit out of 3 or 4 that was correct

So I went back and got him to look up the bits on a sierra bulkhead... they looked the same on M/Cat so said I wpould have them... his response... "I'm not going to sell you those as they are for a sierra and you told me you want the bits for a Escort".. ROFL I nearly cried, it was less than a quid, I told him to bring out the bits for a sierra bulkhead to see how they compare to the bits I took off my car which I had in my hand... He did they were identical

Can just imagine when I left what he said to his work mates cant ya

 

hehe...indeed...left front went first...short after that in italy the right front one went..

 

Kev,

I changed mine 2 weeks ago and got my bearing from my local NON RS ford dealer no problem.

Not all Ford dealers are the same - But they should be

 

Still got the finis number Simon?? I found a couple on microcat, the bloke I rang when I got home said there's only one!! Got about 2 mins from yours, it sounded awful!!!

 

Sorry, I dont as I threw the box away.

If you have trouble finding out, I could pop down there tommorrow night
and ask them for it or order 1 from them for you.

 

Cheers mate, I'll see how I get on tomorrow!!!!

 

Yes they are no longer avalble from ford

 

O and damo they are the same part number for the 4x4 cosworth and the XR4x4 and the granada 4x4 . I told mike Rainbird that they were not avalilable from ford he said surely not then he checked and yes no longer avalilable but he did fine me the last set

 

motor factors it is then!!

 

il source a set tommorow if theres some about i the world

if not the speak to DOO as hes place has loads of random stock

 

but when there not available anymore...then what...a wheel bearing is really important...

 

Camberley Auto Factors...... Ł33!!!!! complete with 2 seals and nut.

3 hrs work today - back on the road!!!


Cheers lads!!

 

kjc300 dude i had the same problem with an xr3i i had to convert both rear drums to a gl model just to keep it on the road might be worth looking in to ?

 

Kev,

Welcome back............ to the grief and stress of Fords

When you going back to Iraq?

 

Cheers mate!!

I'm not.... been there twice already!!!! Done 9 months there in all!! Probably be afghanistan in 2007, if at all!!

I've had plenty of stress with this coont!! But hopefully things are looking up!!!!

 

I just got one from ford for as a spare for mine

No longer avab though anymore

fooking crazy some things they stop makeing nowadays

 

Doo, I think I will need that oil pressure sender!!!