Spare parts are for the rich...............
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 19:51
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Willem
As I wander off to
places beyond where one should go I always have the need to carry some necessary spare parts. The usual belts, hoses and filters etc are OK but one never knows. So amongst my gear I carry spare wheel bearing seals and spare wheel bearings. On a trip to the north in my last truck, the G60, it developed a wonky wheelbearing near
Leichhardt Falls, FNQ. I didn't have a spare so had to do a complete wheelbearing rebuild out in the bush. Bought two new ones in
Darwin next and kept one as a spare. They cost $60 each.
So I figured I had better get some for the GQ. Dropped in to my friendly Nissan Dealer in a neighbouring town yesterday to enquire about availability and prices. Good grief!! $215 for the rear wheel bearing and $60 for the front one. No wonder the spare parts people smile a lot!!!!!
Reply By: Member Eric - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:24
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:24
got a full set got the Landcruise on Sunday / $41 per side , thats inner and outer included new hub gasket and retainer clip ;-)
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:41
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:41
What can I say? LOL
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Reply By: Leroy - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:33
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:33
wheel bearing place may be the way to go??
Leroy
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Follow Up By: Willem - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:42
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:42
Yep CBC quoted $180 for the rears. Still looking around.
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Follow Up By: Leroy - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 21:15
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 21:15
thought it woulda been a little cheeper than that!
Leroy
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Reply By: ToyMotor - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:39
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 20:39
Timken do kits for the GQ - # 1276 for the front, and either # 3099 or 3100 for the rear, depending. Try your friendly CBC outlet, prices will probably be an improvement, the parts will probably be the same as the ones in a Nissan box.
My old 60 series was handy - same bearings front and rear!
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Sand Man (SA) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 21:24
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 21:24
I can sympathize with you Willem. And it's not only Nissan.
Priced a replacement rear wiper blade for the Jackaroo (from Holden)
$35.00. Pigs Arze.
Going to try a $7.50 after market brand from Repco to see if it fits.
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Follow Up By: Savvas - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 07:40
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 07:40
Just get a trim-to-fit blade. $10 or so from Big W.
Worked for me.
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Follow Up By: Member - glenno (QLD) - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 15:36
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 15:36
Wiper blade $3 from thompsons spare parts for troopy
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Reply By: Eric Experience. - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 22:00
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 22:00
Willem.
you would have to be very unlucky to do a bearing in such a low k vehicle. The extra weight of all the spares does increase your chances of a failure. Think about how you would get the old bearing of the rear without a press, my advice would be to travel light and take the cash that you would have spent on all the spares with you to buy what you want, remember Murfy's law that the part you break is not the part you have. Eric.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 16:43
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 16:43
Eric,
Had not gone into the changing of the rear wheelbearing out bush. Other trucks I had were easier to work on.
So the rear wheel bearings should do how many k's if the vehicle is not thrashed or overloaded?
Yeah I have experienced Murphy's Law...:o)
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Follow Up By: Eric Experience. - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 21:56
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 21:56
Willem.
I dont know how many k's they do but the GQ has a reputation for being pretty durable if not overloaded. I think if you dont go over 3tonnes you will be very safe given your mature and praticed driving skill. Eric.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 19:56
Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 19:56
Thanks Eric. I haven't taken the GQ over the weighbridge yet but will soon. I do try to keep weight to a minimum and only carry extra fuel when absolutely necessary.
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 22:08
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 22:08
You cant do rear wheelbearings in the bush...
Talking to NickW who did his not long ago, he had a proper press at his workshop, that he has used numerous times on other things, but it wouldnt budge his bearings at all..
Few weeks later tried another mates GQ ones it was the same issue...
They are on there. Hammer and chisel wont do it!
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Follow Up By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 23:11
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 23:11
not only that... what about the 55mm ring spanner needed to undo the locknut...
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 11:49
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 11:49
I have one of them, mate made it up out of some pipe, and a few bits of flat!
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 16:39
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 16:39
Yeah I wondered about that bearing when I had a seal replaced last time I was in the Big Smoke. Looked complicated. Have always had vehicles which had wheelbearings which were relatively easy to swap over even out in the bush. Cold chisel to get it off the axle and a pipe slammer to fit it back on. Oh
well will just have to hope it lasts out there.
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 06:25
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 06:25
Willem,
You know there is a vehicle on the market that has the same wheel bearings front and rear, so only one spare set required, and they can be changed in the bush.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 15:21
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 15:21
Hi wayne
Hear! hear! to that, $30 per corner and carry a tube spanner for the nuts as
well, easy.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Willem - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 17:44
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 17:44
Yeah...I had one a while back. Good truck it was too. Seemingly that is the only advantage it has over the GQ?.....hahahahaha
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Reply By: Austravel - Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 09:41
Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 09:41
Hi Willem,
You'd have to be very unlucky to destroy the rear bearings, the worst that happen to me is leaking seals and there is a way to sort that out without the expense of replacing bearings. I had 270k and 13 years with quite a bit of weight and some rough trips under the belt and no dramas. Just keep up the grease to the front bearings. Basically no chance of changing the rear bearings in the bush or even at home, you need a bloody great press.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 20:23
Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 20:23
Thanks Austravel I'll bear that in mind. Maybe before my next big trip I'll replace the rear bearings just as a precaution. The truck has 277k on the clock now.
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Follow Up By: Austravel - Monday, Oct 25, 2004 at 08:39
Monday, Oct 25, 2004 at 08:39
No dramas Willem, like I said you'd be unlikely to destroy the rear bearings. I'm sure it happens but they are huge bearings. When I stripped the axel out to do the seal I couldn't believe the size of them.
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