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Wheel bearing kits, boxed for the whole job
Wheel bearing kits supplied in VKBA-format cross-references: a bearing or hub unit boxed with the other repair parts for the job, for front and rear fitments.
- Range
- Bearings boxed as complete repair kits
- Catalogue
- 1,347 listings in the published catalogue
- Reference
- VKBA-format numbers read directly
What makes a kit a kit
A wheel bearing kit is a complete wheel bearing or wheel hub plus the other repair parts for the job, boxed as one kit. The point of the format is workshop time: everything the fitter needs for that corner of the car is in one box, sourced under one number, instead of a bearing from one order and the small parts from another.
The published catalogue carries 1,347 kit listings, ranged as front fitment kits and rear fitment kits. The quotations in this family run under VKBA-format numbers, the cross-reference format the company's own listings use, so a buyer's existing kit list usually transfers without re-numbering.
Front kits and rear kits are different ranges
Front and rear kits are not the same parts in different quantities. The front of most cars carries steering and, on driven axles, drive torque, so front kits are built around driven-hub fitments; rear kits cover the lighter, often non-driven corner and include a higher share of hub-unit formats. The two series pages split the range the way stock lists are actually kept.
| Series | Fitment | Series page |
|---|---|---|
| Front wheel bearing kits | Front axle, driven and steered corners | Front wheel bearing kits |
| Rear wheel bearing kits | Rear axle corners | Rear wheel bearing kits |
Kit number or bearing number?
The common ordering error in this family is quoting a bearing number when the stock line is a kit, or the reverse. A VKBA-format number is a kit number; a DAC code is a bearing. The cross-reference guide shows how the formats relate, and inquiries that quote both the kit number and the bearing it contains are matched in one pass.
Who orders kits rather than units
Workshop groups and factors who sell the repair rather than the part tend to stock kits, because the box closes the job. Distributors supplying workshops that press their own bearings tend to stock the bearing families instead. Both formats are ranged, and the same application can usually be quoted either way — say which format your stock list uses and the quotation follows it.
Kit series in this family
Front Wheel Bearing Kits
Kits for front-axle fitments
Rear Wheel Bearing Kits
Kits for rear-axle fitments