Thanks guys. The garage have said that it's the only part left on that side that could be causing the wheel to jut out. The mechanics said it could have been in a crash......

 

All of the suspension was checked, as well as the alignment of the subframe etc. 

 

On seeing those two pictures, does the wheel bearing I've just bought fit into that housing?  Also, where can i get one from? 

 

Cheers

Edited 27 November, 20178 yr by GeneralDogsbody

Yes the wheel bearing fits into it. Some used hub carriers on ebay.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2057872.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xskoda+fabia+hub+carrier.TRS0&_nkw=skoda+fabia+hub+carrier&_sacat=0

Edited 27 November, 20178 yr by TMB

Thanks, Lee. You're a star. I need a N/S carrier! Blast!

1 minute ago, GeneralDogsbody said:

Thanks, Lee. You're a star. I need a N/S carrier! Blast!

 

You're welcome.

 

What about this one?...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Fabia-MK1-6Y-VW-Polo-ABS-Front-N-S-Hub-Carrier-Bearing-ABS-passenger/292344253608?hash=item4411134ca8:g:VuoAAOSwGUBZ65zL

6 minutes ago, TMB said:

 

You're welcome.

 

What about this one?...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Fabia-MK1-6Y-VW-Polo-ABS-Front-N-S-Hub-Carrier-Bearing-ABS-passenger/292344253608?hash=item4411134ca8:g:VuoAAOSwGUBZ65zL

Thanks. I saw that one. It's meant to be for a Fabia, but it came off a Polo? (Am I reading it right?)
 

Is this a new one? 
 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Wheel-Suspension-Stub-Axle-VAI-V106342-Top-German-Quality-/192225533860

 

EDIT: Does the bearing kit look ok? 

 

 

Edited 27 November, 20178 yr by GeneralDogsbody

^ That's a new one but it's for the drivers side. There's really no need to buy a brand-new one. It's not the sort of thing that wears out. I'd be interested to know why the garage thinks yours is knackered. Also hope the garage knows how to install Gen2 bearings because if they just press them in by the hub flange they will be ruined.

 

Polo and Fabia carriers of the same year are the same.

Edited 27 November, 20178 yr by TMB

I really don't know who to trust anymore. I've been done over by mechanics and breakers yards with my little Fabby. It's making me ill. 

 

I'm using this garage:

 

https://www.regency-autos.co.uk/

Edited 27 November, 20178 yr by GeneralDogsbody

I'm glad I don't have to rely on garages. I don't even like leaving my car with them for MOT.

Edited 27 November, 20178 yr by TMB

It's so annoying that my Dad's a mechanic who owed his own garage - and I haven't seen him for 30 years! I'm being punished for former bad deeds in a past life! 

20 minutes ago, GeneralDogsbody said:

It's so annoying that my Dad's a mechanic who owed his own garage - and I haven't seen him for 30 years! I'm being punished for former bad deeds in a past life! 

 

Hope you can get it sorted out and get some good use out of it.

Thanks again, Lee. I have been searching for a bearing hub carrier all day. ECP don't stock one, and GSF want £110 for this one (if bought over the phone) 

 

https://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=371939921730&alt=web&globalID=EBAY-GB&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11051.m43.l1123%2F7%3Feuid%3D03d549cd1c244ac890799d46cfec79e6%26bu%3D43141134809%26cp%3D1%26sojTags%3Dbu%3Dbu

 

Any other suggestions as to where I could look? (wary about buying 2nd hand parts again!)

 

 

A used one with a new bearing properly fitted to it would be fine. At the end of the day it's just a chunk of metal with no moving parts.

14 minutes ago, TMB said:

A used one with a new bearing properly fitted to it would be fine. At the end of the day it's just a chunk of metal with no moving parts.

 

I'm just worried about buying the wrong one! There seems to be a lot of different versions for my car.......

2 minutes ago, GeneralDogsbody said:

 

I'm just worried about buying the wrong one! There seems to be a lot of different versions for my car.......

 

Whats your engine code and year of car?

2007 and AXR? 

1 hour ago, GeneralDogsbody said:

2007 and AXR? 

 

So it's one of these depending on production codes (on a sticker in your service book and under the boot carpet). Doubt there's any important difference between them tbh.

 

 

 

 

Edited 29 November, 20178 yr by TMB

I think the first of those will be compatible with 256mm front disc  set-up, the second one with 239mm and the last one 288mm?

I'm not 100% sure though.

3 hours ago, Wino said:

I think the first of those will be compatible with 256mm front disc  set-up, the second one with 239mm and the last one 288mm?

I'm not 100% sure though.

 

Oooh never thought of that. Could well be.

I'm confused about the third one TBH. Not for 288mm, that's listed separately as a 7A item by the looks of it. Possibly another 239mm variant. Probably not relevant anyway as the OP's engine code appears in the first item 7 listing, the -AC part.

11 minutes ago, Wino said:

I'm confused about the third one TBH. Not for 288mm, that's listed separately as a 7A item by the looks of it. Possibly another 239mm variant. Probably not relevant anyway as the OP's engine code appears in the first item 7 listing, the -AC part.

Could it be for a car with no ABS? no sensor hole?

Maybe.

I'll have a look at the part number on a spare one I have at home shortly. Though that definitely does have an ABS sensor, it took major brutality to remove it, even working from inside as well as outside!

 

Edit; just had a quick look but can't find it...

Edited 29 November, 20178 yr by Wino

Thanks guys. Any help? 

The bit we need to see on the left is cut off in the pic.

Front brake PR number often isn't on the sticker, bizarrely.

As my phone's camera has decided to now break, I have been unable to get a picture of the sticker. I have also been on a wild goose chase today, trying to find a supplier of the wheel bearing housing/hub. I've tried; Euro Car Parts, KMS and Exhausts Unlimited/Wilco.  Is there any other stockist that you could recommend that might have a new one, for a decent price? (I'd like to buy 2nd hand, but I know I'll get a duff one, and as I've just got a refund for one of my gearboxes. I'd like to do it right, as such.....)

 

Thanks