Hi guy's, I thought i'd pass on my experiance with azcarparts on ebay . My vectra had a worn wheel bearing on the drivers side, not really any early warning signs just suddenly started grinding and sounding unhealthy so i checked the best i could and decided to replace, i went to my local vauxhall dealer and a replacement part was in the region of £200 or there abouts..YIKES. I thought i'd have a look on ebay and found them for £55 inc free postage, good deal i thought. Ordered one and fitted it, i know your really meant to replace in pairs but i thought seeing the other side is fine whats the point. Anyway approx 150 miles in the car felt vague and almost unsettled so much so i had to check i had tightened up the wheel nuts...but they were fine, at this point i grabbed the wheel only to find i could clunk the wheel in and out about 5-10mm so i checked the other side to find no play whatsoever on the wheel bearing thats done over 110,000miles. I contacted azcarparts who were a bit un helpfull as in saying they had never had this before and would have to check the bearing themselves and i would have to repost the bearing back at my own expense, and to keep my car mobile i would have to purchase a new bearing while the other was being sent back, well i had no choice really so i agreed. The new bearing arrived and i checked it on the bench...nice and tight, checked the old new one and i was slopping around all over the shop, not good. Sent the new/old bearing off and waited to hear back.............Nothing, i called them up after a couple of weeks and surprise surprise it had never arrived luckily the post office has compinsated me. But out of interest i went to check the second new wheel bearing and it too has excess play in it compared to the high milage passenger side and thats only after a few hundred miles. In the past i have used azcarparts for other things and have had no problems but i won't be using them again.
Sorry for this being a long story but if someone else avoids this hassle through this warning thens it's worth it.
Cheers
Woody
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