Title: front strut bearings Post by: scootir706 on August 21, 2008, 05:51:34 pm Hi all,im still getting probs with steering pulling and have decided to replace the bearings at the top of the struts.i read somewhere in a previous post that these bearings were inexpensive if bought a from source other than main dealers so was just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of who,s best to try for these parts.
Cheers Ian Title: Re: front strut bearings Post by: paul-g on August 21, 2008, 08:08:28 pm Hi Ian, still havent got mine sorted yet either, been on hols and have got a faulty fuel guage to sort first but back to the bearings, i suggest that they will have to be stripped out then you can go to a local industrial bearing specialist who can size them up, thats what i plan to do when i eventually get round to it ! good luck Paul.
Title: Re: front strut bearings Post by: Anders Dinsen on August 21, 2008, 09:33:13 pm Last time I visited my regular Renault garage, they had done the strut bearings on another Espace (incidentially one which I used to own ;) ) just the day before. The mechanic - who is always ready for a chat - picked up the old ones from the garbage bin to show them to me. This car went in with steering problems, and when I saw (what used to be) the bearings, I had no problem understanding why! :o
There wasn't a single ball left in the bearing! The holder was almost fully gone from rust. No wonder it had steering problems! :D So my recommedation would be to forget about the bearing specialist - get a pair of new bearings from any good supplier you can find, and fit those instead. The time you will save will make plenty up for the additional cost ;) These bearings are also used on Laguna, so they shouldn't be too expensive. In fact my garage had them in their local inventory as it's a common part to replace. - Anders Title: Re: front strut bearings Post by: scootir706 on August 23, 2008, 12:03:25 am ok have managed to source these bearings from a site on e-bay at £10.90 each.site is www.stores.ebay.co.uk/its - cento- time.im probably just gonna go ahead and order from them.hope this helps anyone else in need of these bearings.
Ian Title: Re: front strut bearings Post by: Anders Dinsen on August 23, 2008, 06:56:37 am That's certainly very cheap! Good find :)
Here's a direct link to the part: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280214830141 Title: Re: front strut bearings Post by: scootir706 on August 30, 2008, 12:04:47 pm hi,bearings delivered today and pleasantly surprised to find they are made by febi-bilstien of germany.they look to be of good quality and ill let you know if they cure the problem.
Ian |