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Andy Falsetta (Tuttebenne)
Junior Member
Username: Tuttebenne
Post Number: 168
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 10:24 pm: | |
I had paid $90 each from Partsource - you got a bargain. |
Tommy Anastasiou (Tommya)
Junior Member
Username: Tommya
Post Number: 111
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 10:04 pm: | |
Andy,
You have good point there. I don't know the price of the bearings ( in the US ) but I got the OEM bearings from Europe for $45 each. |
Andy Falsetta (Tuttebenne)
Junior Member
Username: Tuttebenne
Post Number: 163
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 9:33 pm: | |
I paid $230 for OEM belts and tensioners 5 years ago from Partsource and thought that was a good deal. If you can buy them today for $225 I'd jump at it. Considering the expensive part of the job is the labor and the belts are the weak point, how much can be saved by recycling the tensioners with bearings only? |
Matt Boyd (Mattboyd)
Junior Member
Username: Mattboyd
Post Number: 72
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 9:01 pm: | |
Last time I did the belts on my 308, I purchased a set of tensioner bearings from Nick Scianna. They're lighter (aluminum housing), and they have snap rings that you can remove so you can easily press in and out the next set of bearings.
As I recall, I paid a bit more for them then I would have for a set of OEM ones, but next time I just have to buy the bearings for a few bucks each.
-Matt
'85 Euro 308 |
Tommy Anastasiou (Tommya)
Junior Member
Username: Tommya
Post Number: 109
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 9:44 pm: | |
Verell,
From a previous discussion on this issue ( type of bearing ) mine was the type with the small lip over the bearing. It was very easy to replace. It didn't take more than 20 minute to do both. I just trimmed with the dremell the lip on one side and pressed the bearing out. I didn't use any locktite. I used a 20 ton press and had found a lot of resistance removing & pressing the new bearing.
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Tommy Anastasiou (Tommya)
Junior Member
Username: Tommya
Post Number: 108
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 9:36 pm: | |
David,
I have an xtra set of bearings. If you want them let me know. |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 1445
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 5:02 pm: | |
Call George Evans directly. They often go for more on Ebay than he sells them directly for. |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 804
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 1:22 pm: | |
Try contacting user TommyA. I believe he picked up some tensioner bearings while in Europe recently at a very favorable price.
The belts are pretty cheap $13-$15 each from just about anyone.
If you search the archives, I posted the Gates part # for the belt. It's an industrial belt, not an automotive beltl.
George Evans <[email protected]> often has belt/tensionere sets on eBAY, & he stocks them as well. His eBay adds all have 'L@@K' in the title... |
Mark Langfield (Ferrari_co_uk)
New member
Username: Ferrari_co_uk
Post Number: 22
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 6:14 am: | |
Hi David,
We have cam belts and tensioners in stock.
#107833 - Cam Belt �10.70 each
#105206 - Sealed Bearing Cam Belt Tensioner - �79.50 each
Both available to buy from www.owners.ferrari.com
Regards
Mark |
David Prall (Davidpra)
Junior Member
Username: Davidpra
Post Number: 160
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 12:02 am: | |
If the tensioners included bearings, $225 seems like a good buy. |
Steve (Steve)
Member
Username: Steve
Post Number: 399
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 8:57 pm: | |
What do you call cheap? I just got belts and tensioners for $225 from Rutlands. |
David Prall (Davidpra)
Junior Member
Username: Davidpra
Post Number: 157
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 7:59 pm: | |
Anyone know of a good (cheap) source?
Any good aftermarket replacements with better performance than the OEM parts?
Thanks |