Viscuous hub bearing...

davek0974 · Jan 28, 2011

Hi all

the bearing in the front cover that holds the viscuous fan hub is shot on my 300tdi, stories on ebay lead me to think that this bearing is as common as chickens teeth or rocking horse poo.

Whats the best repair - a slightly different bearing from the guy on ebay for £60+ or another cover inc bearing for £100 odd??

Or is there another fix that i dont know about???

I want to try and get it done before it colapses totally and the belt comes off.

thanks all

dave

davek0974 · Jan 31, 2011

Nobody?

can't believe i'm the first with a duff bearing here?

puppysandwich · Jan 31, 2011

I think you'll find that the cheapest option is to just remove the fan altogether. I'm not sure I have read about anyone on here replacing the bearing, but I may be wrong.

davek0974 · Jan 31, 2011

Yes you can remove the fan but without the hub and bearing, the fanbelt will not fit and thats generally a bad thing

puppysandwich · Jan 31, 2011

davek0974 said:
Yes you can remove the fan but without the hub and bearing, the fanbelt will not fit and thats generally a bad thing

Sorry I see what you mean, I thought you meant the coupling for the fan rather than the pulley itself.

jamesmartin · Jan 31, 2011

i thought id have a look got brg out 38mm in diameteror 11/2 inches 47 mm long with spigot on end to take flange looks like the old water pump brg of a series but with only one spigot what are the ones on ebay like

thebiglad · Jan 31, 2011

davek0974 said:
Hi all

the bearing in the front cover that holds the viscuous fan hub is shot on my 300tdi, stories on ebay lead me to think that this bearing is as common as chickens teeth or rocking horse poo.

Whats the best repair - a slightly different bearing from the guy on ebay for £60+ or another cover inc bearing for £100 odd??

Or is there another fix that i dont know about???

I want to try and get it done before it collapses totally and the belt comes off.

thanks all

dave

Hi Dave for this sort of thing I go to a local-ish (60kms away!!) bearing supplier. He measures up and supplies me with whatever I need.

davek0974 · Jan 31, 2011

looks like this

DISCOVERY 1 300TDI FRONT OUTER TIMING COVER BEARING ZZ on eBay (end time 26-Feb-11 15:14:04 GMT)

he's put £5 more on the price too!!

Transferbox · Feb 18, 2012

has anybody got a supplier for the bearing of the actual dimensions of the bearing & shaft?

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