The front wheel bearing on my ambulance isn't getting any quieter! It's a 1998 Transit 2.5TD County. I can buy a bearing from MJ Allen who took over County but they want £125 for one. If I have to spend that, then I will, but surely they didn't cast a hub and then have bearing custom made?!
The original TimKen number is JXC 25469 C. From memory, the J means it has metric inner and outer dimensions and the XC means it was not mass produced.
The dimensions are 84mm o/d. 49mm i/d and 43mm wide.
Cross referencing the numbers gives me:
http://www.autopartoo.com/oem/ford/92vb1238ba.html
http://www.noc.ua/en/online-catalog-bearings/itemdescriptionopen.html?bearing=250d310f427446625765310a032b1c4e7d56155f77540133613917497d5b755a66743c&a mp;title=JXC25469C%2FJXC25469DA%2FXC25469-S

And further cross reffing, brings me to a rear wheel bearing for a similar aged Transit rear bearing, which would make sense but then when checking the part numbers for the rear bearings, gives me different dimensions!!

Last week I tried phoning a couple of parts suppliers to see if they could check the measurements but they wanted cash up front to order the parts.

My usual bearing suppliers tend to avoid supplying auto-bearings.

So, what I'm wanting is help to find the bearing or a company who could confirm the dimensions before I have to put my hand in my pocket!


Thanks in advance!

And how come this site lists different part numbers for the same vehicles but the dimensions are different?! Do the dimensions include the seal as they are listed as a kit?
http://www.findpart.org/part/bsg-bsg30605016

[Edited on 4/8/13 by owelly]

Does the £125 include the hub ? It's often the case these days. Also, some bearings now contain the
trigger for the ABS adding to the expense.

ETA : A search on eBay for "1998 Transit front wheel bearing" give results from £10 upwards. Ones with the hub are around £50.

[Edited on 4/8/13 by NigeEss]

I'm guessing it's 4x4 transit???

Yup. It's a County so 4x4.
The bearing is the standard looking double-race bearing as found on squillions of vehicles that wear a driveshaft.
The Ebay bearings listed for Transits are not for the 4x4. I tried bidding for a pair of complete hubs yesterday but as I was at work, I had to pop an early bid in which didn't win. There's a pair of bare hubs with bearings ending tomorrow which may be worth a punt but fitting second hand bearings rarely ends in smiles!

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Originally posted by daviep
I'm guessing it's 4x4 transit???

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If you don't know them go onto here , drop them an email or give them a ring tomorrow - I've always found them very helpful and their prices competitive.
HTH.
Cheers Pewe10

Cheers Pewe, I phoned Bearingboys this morning. They don't have the bearing number on their system and can't source bearings from dimensions.
I'll have another day on the phone tomorrow if its raining again!