Front strut replacement - alignment question - Page 3

Blink · 2nd November 2020, 10:59

Do the Febi bearings have a good reputation? Amazon have got them for £14.20 each - or £28.40 a pair. That's the cheapest option so far.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/febi-bilste.../dp/B006DHTAX2

Mike Noc · 2nd November 2020, 11:39

Well I'd sooner fit them than any unbranded items.

Blink · 2nd November 2020, 12:01

Ok, thanks Mike - I think I'll go for a pair. At least they're not from some obscure Chinese factory.

Blink · 2nd November 2020, 12:05

Now I've got to get the compressors out again and wreck the paint job I did on the springs (which took a day and a half and a whole tin of this!).

I hate spring compressors.

Blink · 3rd November 2020, 12:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blink

Ok, thanks Mike - I think I'll go for a pair. .....

Febi bearings ordered.

Meanwhile just for the record, the original factory fit bearings have some tiny identifying marks on one side.

roverbarmy · 3rd November 2020, 13:40

AP bearings - Timken - Lockheed from memory???

Possibly here:-

https://pdf.directindustry.com/pdf/t...18-673719.html

Blink · 3rd November 2020, 14:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

AP bearings - Timken - Lockheed from memory???

Possibly here:-

https://pdf.directindustry.com/pdf/t...18-673719.html

Could be.

Or it might be AP - Automotive Products.

The SNR mark might be significant too.

roverbarmy · 3rd November 2020, 16:11

SNR bearings:-
https://www.ntn-snr.com/
Renault suppliers I believe?

Blink · 3rd November 2020, 16:33

Aha, that explains the Made in France mark.

Well found.

Blink · 3rd November 2020, 16:48

Here it is (search for M261.00 if link doesn't work) - https://eshop.ntn-snr.com/en/M261-00-19377637.html

Cross-references to RNR100060 - https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-RNR100060.

Note

This must be the tool(s) for removal/fitting from & to the mount - "NTN-SNR recommends Hazet tool 4910/13 + 4915/15"

Then again perhaps not

- https://www.hazet.de/en/products/spe..._4910-SLASH-13 https://www.hazet.de/en/products/spe...-absorber-tool

Screwdriver & hammer then

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3rd November 2020, 16:11	#28
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	SNR bearings:- https://www.ntn-snr.com/ Renault suppliers I believe? __________________ Oil in my veins!

3rd November 2020, 16:48	#30
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Found it Here it is (search for M261.00 if link doesn't work) - https://eshop.ntn-snr.com/en/M261-00-19377637.html Cross-references to RNR100060 - https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-RNR100060. Note This must be the tool(s) for removal/fitting from & to the mount - "NTN-SNR recommends Hazet tool 4910/13 + 4915/15" Then again perhaps not - https://www.hazet.de/en/products/spe..._4910-SLASH-13 https://www.hazet.de/en/products/spe...-absorber-tool Screwdriver & hammer then . Last edited by Blink; 3rd November 2020 at 17:01.. Reason: Hazet tool

2nd November 2020, 10:59	#21
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Do the Febi bearings have a good reputation? Amazon have got them for £14.20 each - or £28.40 a pair. That's the cheapest option so far. https://www.amazon.co.uk/febi-bilste.../dp/B006DHTAX2

2nd November 2020, 11:39	#22
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,547 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Well I'd sooner fit them than any unbranded items.

2nd November 2020, 12:01	#23
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Ok, thanks Mike - I think I'll go for a pair. At least they're not from some obscure Chinese factory.

2nd November 2020, 12:05	#24
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Now I've got to get the compressors out again and wreck the paint job I did on the springs (which took a day and a half and a whole tin of this!). I hate spring compressors.

3rd November 2020, 16:33	#29
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Aha, that explains the Made in France mark. Well found.