It looks like...

That looks different than mine..

This is what the one Bell Engineering fitted to mine looks like....

Are they the V6's bearings?

Spacemonkey... said:

Are they the V6's bearings?

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I suspect not, even though the one I sent them had the V6 bearings on.
Either that, or the ones I had before weren't V6 bearings!

Also, the VCU doesn't have the damper on it. Can't remember if the one I sent had it or not!

the one with out the damper on is a v6

As said , bring it on , my freelander is the best motor iv,e driven in the snow , and iv,e driven a few , it,s the other idiots on the roads you got to watch

Spacemonkey... said:

Are they the V6's bearings?

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If you are referring to mine, it is fitted to a TD4 auto.

Nope, the OP pics. The raised bases of the bearings shout out V6 fitment to me. Would also explain why the bolts are too short now..

Spacemonkey... said:

Nope, the OP pics. The raised bases of the bearings shout out V6 fitment to me. Would also explain why the bolts are too short now..

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Sorry, I should point out that I have a V6.
These bearings have 20mm spacers built-in, which my originals didn't have.

bukko said:

Sorry, I should point out that I have a V6.
These bearings have 20mm spacers built-in, which my originals didn't have.

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When I bought a new set of bearings for my V6 I was sent a set with the rubber spacers which I knew weren't correct. I called up the suppliers who told me they were 100% correct. However after much digging around on the net it seems that my V6 had the ordinary style bearings which were particular for a certain period only. My V6 was a 2001 and it seems only a certain amount were fitted with ordinary type bearings.

Exactly, when I was looking for bearings recently, there were two types, one with raised mounting points which were for the V6 fitment.

My V6 has the bearings without the spacers. I can't see what the point of the spacers is either. From what i'v read either could be fitted. Maybe it's something to do with the V6s VCU missing the damper?

cant wait caching

I learn something every day on this site!

Anyways, longer bolts aren't hard to find as they are basically M8s.
I was at my mate's workshop at the time (my drive is gravelly mud) who had some 45mm M8s so I used those.

Car drove great today, 120+ miles on the M5.
Nice not to be wheelspinning out of my drive an'all!

Update:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/44...-snow-forecast-for-Britain-starting-next-week

Its in the Express so it must be true.

Doooooooom!!!!

Time to fit the winter tyres.

That's my job for Saturday.

Epicuser said:

Time to fit the winter tyres.

That's my job for Saturday.

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Ditto

New info:
Britain to be hit by entirely typical weather