P38A PFI wheel bearings - anyone ?

Enuff · Jun 7, 2017

I have found a supplier for P38 wheel bearings but can not find any reviews. It's an American company called PFI.
Has anyone fitted front wheel bearings made by these guys ??

Joss155 · Jun 7, 2017

Can't say I've ever heard of them. I was going to say what's wrong with an SKF kit but at there is quite a price difference!

Grrrrrr · Jun 7, 2017

You can get Timkin bearing or a whole hub from that Autoparts place in Brum. Cannot remember the name now. @MrGorsky should know as he's just bought a couple.

myfirstl322 · Jun 7, 2017

Not dug deep but warranty makes for good reading.....although it may just be par for the course of a strictly wholesale enterprise?
Maybe they are made of Chinesium.
The more you pay the longer they last....right?

http://www.pfibearings.com/Warranty

European distributor>http://www.pfibearings.com/pfimobile/locations.cfm

MrGorsky · Jun 7, 2017

I use www.shop4autoparts.net.

RHS hub assembly http://www.shop4autoparts.net/parts/axle-suspension/ftc3226-hub-assembly-rh-oem/
LHS hub assembly http://www.shop4autoparts.net/parts/axle-suspension/ftc3243-hub-assembly-lh-oem/

They're £210 a pop, but that's for the whole assembly with Timken bearings fitted. I think they make them for Land Rover, (but they won't confirm it).

Enuff · Jun 7, 2017

Many thanks...I have been assured that PFI don't supply britpart and that's what I was worried about. I have ordered a PFI, P38 fos bearing for half the cost of timken.
I will see if they last half as long and let you all know.....I just hope they don't contain any chinesium or cheese metal.

tomcat59alan · Jun 8, 2017

myfirstl322 said:
Not dug deep but warranty makes for good reading.....although it may just be par for the course of a strictly wholesale enterprise?
Maybe they are made of Chinesium.
The more you pay the longer they last....right?

http://www.pfibearings.com/Warranty

European distributor>http://www.pfibearings.com/pfimobile/locations.cfm

Warranty,what warranty? They may not be fit for purpose and if they fail, tough because they were not fit for purpose

myfirstl322 · Jun 8, 2017

tomcat59alan said:
Warranty,what warranty? They may not be fit for purpose and if they fail, tough because they were not fit for purpose

Little Britain quote....Yeh, a know!!
As a certain foul mouthed granny would say...
it's a diabolical fuqueen liberty it is....Ooo!

Slooby · Jun 6, 2021

Dragging this thread back to life; @Enuff how did you get on with the PFI bearing in the end? I'm in the process of changing a NSF wheel bearing and PFI came up as an alternative to *hitpart at the same price point but potentially a whole lot better made

tomcat59alan · Jun 7, 2021

Slooby said:
Dragging this thread back to life; @Enuff how did you get on with the PFI bearing in the end? I'm in the process of changing a NSF wheel bearing and PFI came up as an alternative to *hitpart at the same price point but potentially a whole lot better made

Fit it,if it doesn't last mega years then at least you'll know what's involved to replace it.

Slooby · Jun 7, 2021

True
Just don't want to find that I've bought another plastic caged piece of crud!

Grrrrrr · Jun 7, 2021

Slooby said:
True
Just don't want to find that I've bought another plastic caged piece of crud!

Ring them. Shop4autoparts were very helpful when I rang them and most places are the same.

Slooby · Jun 7, 2021

Bit late now, ordered one from Hendersons Bearings 36 quid and some pence delivered

Grrrrrr · Jun 8, 2021

Slooby said:
Bit late now, ordered one from Hendersons Bearings 36 quid and some pence delivered

That's half the price of Timken. Hope it holds ip!

tomcat59alan · Jun 8, 2021

Grrrrrr said:
That's half the price of Timken. Hope it holds ip!

If he's doing the milage I'm doing at the moment it will last him for fifty years.

Slooby · Jun 8, 2021

I think standing around may have done for the one I've just pulled looking at the pitting on the outer race

But yeah, it's not exactly going to be doing mega miles with me, although in saying that they are probably going to be hard miles lugging a trailer

Enuff · Jun 12, 2021

#slooby, due to a cylinder cracking I never got round to fitting the new wheel bearing. A replacement engine is on the way to being completed, then i can add it to the long list of pre mot jobs.
How did it go for you ?

Slooby · Jun 12, 2021

Had to break out a few tools to get the old bearing (Timken) out...

Cleaned up the housing and hub using Deox-C

And broke out my ebay special bush/bearing extractor to press the bearing into the housing and then the hub into the bearing, which went in like butter with the assistance of some ACF50:

Got to get the hub carrier off the axle to replace the lower ball joint and then fit a new gaiter to the CV joint before refitting the bearing though as they're the reason I started on this corner in the first place!

tomcat59alan · Jun 13, 2021

Slooby said:
Had to break out a few tools to get the old bearing (Timken) out...

Cleaned up the housing and hub using Deox-C

And broke out my ebay special bush/bearing extractor to press the bearing into the housing and then the hub into the bearing, which went in like butter with the assistance of some ACF50:

Got to get the hub carrier off the axle to replace the lower ball joint and then fit a new gaiter to the CV joint before refitting the bearing though as they're the reason I started on this corner in the first place!

Looking good.

Rubberknees · Jun 13, 2021

Slooby said:
Had to break out a few tools to get the old bearing (Timken) out...

Cleaned up the housing and hub using Deox-C

And broke out my ebay special bush/bearing extractor to press the bearing into the housing and then the hub into the bearing, which went in like butter with the assistance of some ACF50:

Got to get the hub carrier off the axle to replace the lower ball joint and then fit a new gaiter to the CV joint before refitting the bearing though as they're the reason I started on this corner in the first place!

Nice hammer Can't go wrong with a nice hammer

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