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Thanks for that response, Nev. Unfortunately the reward for answers is more questions, as I'm a rookie. It's actually Diesel 2777cc first registered in March 2010, which supports your 2009 theory without quite proving it. I'm not familiar with Mopar unfortunately. From what I understand from the garage they do want the whole bearing assembly. Sorry, this isn't completely coherent, is it?

Hi all - first time poster. I've owned a Chrysler GV for the last two years, and it's coming up for the second MOT since I bought it. It's failed on two points, but the garage that I normally use is having some trouble sourcing parts. #1 Lower Suspension Arm Complete - Offside Front. Garage has had problems sourcing this, apparently all their normal suppliers sent a part with no ball joint. They have located one supplier willing to supply at £260+VAT and it includes the ball joint but has to be paid upfront as they don't have an account with the garage. Does that seem reasonable? #2 Wheel Bearing Offside Rear. This is all a bit wierd; apparently there are a variety of different part numbers for different models of GV. The only way to find out which is the correct one is to take out the old bearing and see if the new one fits. Fair enough, but there's a possibility that in doing so the existing wheel bearing will break leaving the car on the ramp and undrivable. So there's a risk involved, fair enough. The generic part(s) are available at around £200+VAT. The alternative is to get the official Chrysler part at 311+VAT. It will be guaranteed to fit, I presume, but could take a 6 week lead time from USA->UK, Worst case will be over 800 when labour is taken into account. I'm able to pay but don't want to pay over the odds and run the risk of the car being on the ramp for 6 weeks. It's all a bit of a mess really. On the whole, I trust my garage and am content that they're doing their best, but I wondered if anyone has been in a similar situation and can offer advice. I'm told there were 2 variants of the GV in 2010, and this is the earlier. Does that help and/or make sense? Rob