Whirring issue with front wheel - Please help!

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i wouldnt waste money on 2nd hand hubs,

what guarantee do you have they arnt already over the hill?


if you really want one i have a 2nd hand one here from a vr4.
$120au including shipping, no gurantee on its life span
 
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Gav,

I think you could probably answer this one all on your own. You purchased a front hub assembly off a Galant VR-4 and you have a Legnum VR-4, are you able to compare the two for me?

Any other ideas?
 
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THEY ARE THE SAME PART!!

AS LONG AS ITS A VR4 or EVO 4/5/6 PART THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!
 
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Then why carry three different part numbers with three different prices? As I said I CANNOT get a refund once ordered.
 

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Hey Graeme,

My hub carriers came off a facelift Legnum.

But I expect that the hub part is identical.

From all my looking at part numbers in the caps system, I belive that the only difference is the 4 bolt or 5 bolt.

Might be interesting to look at a local Evo 4-6 parts list and see what price a hub for that is.

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Gavin
 

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Hey Graeme,

From what I understand, the 3 part numbers I gave is the progression of numbers as the parts have been upgraded over the years. That is probably due to changes in the manufacturer of the bearings or something like that. If you give Mitsubishi the MR334386 number they should get a number upgrade to MR369519 which should upgrade to MR403970.
I do know that if I look up my Legnum in in CAPS, I get only the first 2 numbers here. If I look up a facelift one I get the second number and the last number.

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Gavin
 
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different part numbers is to keep people dumb, (make it harder to work out what parts are interchnagible)

it just depends on the caps version every one is using aswell,
mitsi would get more updates to the DB than we ever will.....

and so they can charge you more even thou its the same part,


as long as the hub is the vr4/evo 5stud part its going to the be same,
it would be finacially stupid for mitsi to make parts different for each of there cars when 1 part can do the job for there entire range/modle.
 
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I could not agree more, hence why I am chasing it up with such vigour. On the other hand though, Evo specialists and people I know who rally the VI are not aware of this.

The Legnum part number is the same as the UG Nimbus; so if the Evo hub can be used on the Galant/Legnum, then a UG Nimbus hub can be used on an Evo. Which would be cheaper and easier to get hold of in Australia.
 
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that is most likly the case,

but until someone tries it no one will know.
 

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Hey Graeme,

A Vin number of an Evo 4-6 would enable some looking into parts lists and seeing what numbers are returned. This may help the situation, or it may confuse things even more.

Did a quick google search, and all the UG Nimbus pictures I turned up show it as a 5 bolt hub, so that looks good.
Carsales have a couple of them listed for sale in QLD, so take one for a test drive, whip off the front wheel and have a peek at what you can see.

Other thing to suggest is ring a wrecker and get a price on a UG hub. If they come back at $20, then get it and measure it up. If it is all good, then order the ones from Mitsubishi that are in stock in Sydney.

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Gavin
 
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Thanks Gav,

I already gave a Evo VI vin to Mitsubishi and got MB914617.

As I stated earlier Galant - MR455004, Legnum - MR334386 (same as UG Nimbus) and Evo V-VI - MB914617.
 
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This is absolutely bloody ridiculous! I am over this car before driving it more than 20klms. Very typical Mitsubishi corporate behaviour, the reason why I moved away from Mitsubishi in the past. The no returns policy and lack of transparency only touch on my troubles with them to date.

What I have determined in regards to this issue, is that the pre and post facelift models appear to have different part numbers, it actually does not look to be Galant or Legnum specific as first thought. I have been told by three different places that they should be interchangeable (however with no guarantee) and four places that categorically stated that they would not be. I have wasted a hell of a lot of time and a bit on phone calls (international too) back and forth on this issue, in an attempt to find a logical and easy local solution for all owners.

I am ordering the only part Mitsubishi is prepared to back, as I can not afford the car to be sitting in my garage doing nothing. What happens after that who knows, but don’t be surprised if it is not in my garage much longer.
 

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Once you get it sorted out you will be happy.Just remember mitsi never sold them new in Aussie and they are very new to the country, so it would be a bit difficult for them to know all the answers. They should be able to research for you and get the correct answer back to you in no time though.
 
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as brad said.. its unfortunately the risk you take buying an imported car...
you never know the true condition of the car, and finding parts can be an issue.. especially with an import being so new into the country..

my local mitsi dealer told me straight out they dont know anything about it, and dont want to touch it, which i can understand.

what is your VIN? surely CAPS will tell you what hub YOUR car has, i can check it for you if you like.
that way if you order that part number, even if it has been superseded, they should either send you that part, or the updated part.
 
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Gav thanks for your input. I am not new at all to imports and understand the process quite well. I know (as indicated in earlier posts) the correct part number for my vehicle, and that is what I will be ordering. I did all of this mucking around in hope for a better solution for all owners. Some of the parts are available here (as it has been found that the series two is the same as a UG Nimbus), the part that matches my vehicle is however a three week turnaround from Japan.

The customer service level is very poor at best, whatever Mitsubishi vehicle I have owned, new, used or import.
 

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REALLY sorry to hear you've been so screwed around, Graeme. This is exactly why I want to cut out Mitsi Australia and get parts direct from Japan... They don't want to help or support my car, they don't deserve my money.

Are there any other members nearby that could get hold of your old hub assembly once you've replaced it to compare sizes etc with their Legnum one? At least that way we'll know if those are compatible... I don't suppose anyone actually has a Nimbus? :rolleyes:
 
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for the last time, ALL galant and legnum parts are all interchangible, from the rear door forwards.
also all the suspension components except rear springs,
all driveline parts are the same. hubs included.
exhaust is the same....

only different parts is the rear end shape/doors/boot etc.

no more ifs or buts about it.

you could have also used evo 4/5/6 hubs/bearings on your vr4. its the same part
 

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Anyone considering doing the Bearings themselves, I just took off the rear Hub Carriers. And the Bearing Model is

NTN HUB111

heres a link to the PDF with the part in.

http://www.ntn.co.jp/japan/products/catalog/pdf/hubbearing/pdf/hubbea_07.pdf

Now all I need to do is Source the Bearings and get someone to press them in.:D

Both my rears are screwed. I will do all corners though. Front is next. Got nice DBA 4000 slotted disks to cover em too...
 
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