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[brownspeed]

regular readers will know that our RSP is a bit of a hybrid- of of its quirks is that it has metro turbo front discs and calipers.  have no idea if the hub carriers are mini or metro. so here's my question;-do the have the same wheel bearings? I need to replace them s would like to get the right ones!

any clues are appreciated

[Tommyboy12]

Easiest way to tell is check the type of ball joints. Metro ball joints are replaced as a whole and screw into the hub as one piece,whereas mini ball joints require assembly and shimmying. As a side note running metro hubs on mini geometry is actually quite dangerous as they do not run the same geometry. Unless you have adjustable camber and such to compensate that is.

[brownspeed]

the ball joints are shimmable, so looks like I got mini uprights then. thanks for the response bud.

[Spider]

Both Hubs use the same wheel bearing assy.

[brownspeed]

I don't suppose anyone knows the bearing numbers/nomenclature?

[Spider]

The Timken P/N for the set is LM67049A.   If I recall right, this number does appear on the Cone of the Assy as well, but the Cup has a different number.

 

<Edit: The number on the Cup is LM67014 >

Edited by Moke Spider, 18 February 2016 - 07:57 PM.