Discovery 4 Wheel Bearing Kit

Wheel Bearing Kit for the Discovery 4: a wheel bearing kit for one hub with seals and a new nut.

The Defender and Discovery front axle turns on swivel balls running in oil or grease, and the chrome on the ball pits and tears the seal. The symptoms are oil down the inside of the wheel and a failed MOT. Hub bearings and steering joints wear faster on a vehicle with larger tyres, and we size parts for that. The Discovery 4 is the Discovery 3 made better, but the 3.0 V6 diesel carries a crankshaft failure risk that every owner ought to know about.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Discovery 4, chassis code L319
• Engine: 3.0 TDV6 and SDV6 diesel, 5.0 V8
• Production dates: 2009 to 2016
• Quality: OE Supplier or Genuine Boxed or Premium Aftermarket
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions on these vehicles are frequent and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: a rumble that changes with road speed
• Labour time: about 2 hours
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: hub grease
• Torque: hub nut to spec
• Weight: about 2.5 kg
• Warranty: two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first

What arrives

• Bearings
• Seals
• Nut

Fitting

Labour guide: about 2 hours. Land Rover changes specification mid production, often by VIN rather than by model year, so send the VIN or the registration with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything leaves. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return. We are an independent Land Rover specialist and parts supplier. We are not Land Rover or Jaguar Land Rover and are not appointed by them; the model names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. Everything we sell is chosen for vehicles that actually get used: towed with, loaded, driven through water and parked in fields, rather than for the brochure.

Which version to buy

OE Supplier is made by the firm that supplies the factory, in its own box rather than a dealer box. Same part, same line, typically 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than the dealer. Genuine Boxed is in the manufacturer's own packaging with the manufacturer's number on it. Worth it for warranty work, lease returns or a car with full dealer history, and not otherwise. Premium Aftermarket is a well regarded aftermarket maker that is not the original supplier. Generally good, and we say where the differences are.