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I've got slight play in one of my front wheel bearings. I've been I contact with two indys and both are quoting to change the complete hub rather than just the bearing. Is this normal?

No 1 Supplied & fitted £463.80
No 2 Supplied & fitted £437.03

If not, can anyone recommend somewhere to go that would do the bearing only? Don't mind traveling!

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Bearings are available separately from the hub but you need a fairly meaty press to swap them over.

I believe the OEM spec ones are made by Timken.

I imagine any place with a press and a willingness to do something other the "easy" option could do it.

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If you are going to swap the hub, then you can fairly well change it yourself - a replacement hub is somewhere in the £200-300 range (haven't looked in awhile!).. or a bearing is about £80 - but as mentioned, you need a fairly decent press to get it out, getting it back in probably needs less force as it won't be rusted solid!

I think the hardest part of swapping the hub would be undoing the stake nut on the end of the driveshaft.

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Avoiding Br!tpart (you'd need to ensure the Indy's weren't quoting to fit their parts), the hub kits (Allmakes) are £175 + vat, the Timken bearing set is £76 + vat
As RR says though, a beefy press is required and I think you'll be hard pushed to find a shop that is prepared to mess around and throw more labour time pressing hubs apart, when a complete hub swap is quicker and easier (for them!)
EDIT- Marty beat me to the button!

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Another thing to consider, how's the rest of the hub, in particular where the abs sensor is seated. When it's a rusty mess you might have problems to replace it.
Buying a complete set it far easier instead of heating the lot when pressing the bearing out and no risk of damage when pressing the new bearing into a rusty hub. But when budget dictates it is very well doable.

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I had the same problem when I limped to a local Indy. They didn't have a press that was up to the job and would only swap the whole hub.
IIRC I got this one http://www.island-4x4.co.uk/front-assy-allmakes-ftc3226g-p-27883.html

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Thanks for the comments - looks like a new hub then!

Marty - not sure I'd be brave enough to do it myself. It fails my own mechanical test - "if I mess this up could it kill me" - wheel coming off is a yes!