Help Replacing Bearings.

[zepzep]

Hello There!
Recently purchased a van & want to make it road worthy. We took the wheels off to get new tyers & then began to attempt replacing the bearings. This is when the headache started!
Can any one lead us in the right direction of new, correct sized bearings please?
No luck at Super Cheap Auto as the large bearing fit but not the other.
Possibly an old FJ Holden wheel; large bearing 4T-LM67010, small bearing 4T-07210X.
TIA - first time post, complete newbie to this whole new world!

[Franklin1]

G'day zepzep, and welcome to the forum! ;D

Your first port of call for any information about parts for your van is the fourth thread stickied at the top of the index on the first page in this Techo section: VINTAGE RESTORATION PARTS SUPPLIERS/INFORMATION

Scroll down to the WHEEL BEARINGS heading, and start making contact with those suppliers. Both your bearing numbers show up in a Google search, so they must be still reasonably available.

Good luck with your hunt!

cheers,
Al.

[JBJ]

Hi,

Supercheap are not the best place to look for your bearings, they really only sell high volume stuff to the "automotive" market.

Find yourself a proper bearing store. Look up " Bearings" in your Yellow Pages. Find a store near you. Take the bearings & seals you have to them. They will either have them in stock or find some for you. Dont replace the bearings without doing the seals.


Something I always do, is to place the replaced bearings , along with a can or tube of grease, in a plastic bag. I then seal it & store in a corner of a cupboard in the van. That way if something goes wrong on the road, you have a replacement that will get you to the next service place.

If you dont know what a seal is, its the circular shaped bit that goes between the bearing & the surface that the hub mounts to. It holds the grease in the bearing basically. Be careful removing & replacing them, as they are easily damaged. The older ones had steel outers, with felt or rubber inners. Newer can be part or all rubber.
They look like a flattened donut (I guess)

If you are not confident removing or installing them, take the hub to your mechanic & pay him to instal them properly.

Trying to get unusual bearing sizes from volume shops like Supercheap is like trying to get gourmet coffee from a department store. Its not their speciality. Specialised bearing suppliers arent hard to find in most bigger towns, & they generally know what they are talking about, not just young kids trying to do their best.

JBJ

[kaybee]

Hi,if you can't source them locally ,Google AA Bearings in Nunawading here in Vic ,they will be able to supply you and they do mail order,cheers, Colin.

[aquamum]

My Gypsy has FJ FX wheels and I bought my bearings from Rare Spares here in Sydney.