How can I find.......?
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I don fancy taking the risk, for £150 quid I might as well get them done.
I plan on keeping the car another year or so anyway.
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I plan on keeping the car another year or so anyway.
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To add while the drive shaft nuts are tight there will not be any play in the bearings at all so the wheel wont move even if there worn. Slacken of the nut a couple of turns then check for play
Id wait till youve diagnosed it properly
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Right guys, i think iv found it...
I couldn't tell at first but the noise has now got worse, and when I now swerve right ... It stops
So does that mean its the rear passenger bearings?
Cheers everyone
I couldn't tell at first but the noise has now got worse, and when I now swerve right ... It stops
So does that mean its the rear passenger bearings?
Cheers everyone
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Without seeing or hearing it mate there's no way to tell which side it really is
Some worn
bearings will make more noise under load some will make less
The longer it goes the more obvious it becomes , but be very wary about letting it go too far
Try and get a second opinion snd If you're still sure it is bearing
Change the one you suspect the most , if you've got it wrong do the other side
Worst case scenario is you've got 2 new rear bearings ( no bad thing )
Because if one sides gone the other sides gonna be on its way
Some worn
bearings will make more noise under load some will make less
The longer it goes the more obvious it becomes , but be very wary about letting it go too far
Try and get a second opinion snd If you're still sure it is bearing
Change the one you suspect the most , if you've got it wrong do the other side
Worst case scenario is you've got 2 new rear bearings ( no bad thing )
Because if one sides gone the other sides gonna be on its way
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There you go , problem solved , 10 minits very steady should be ok , just don't go fast
Go as slow as poss
Jack it up and check the nut is still tight before you move
Go as slow as poss
Jack it up and check the nut is still tight before you move
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Right!.... Job done, it wasn't the passenger side after all ,but the drivers side.
Cost me £85 supplied and fitted, the bearing had tried to weld itself to the hub, so had to take the hub off and outcame the lump hammer and blowtorch to get it off . The guy at the garage said I was lucky the wheel was still turning lol.
Anyway cheers for the comments and help everyone..
And do you know when the next meet is at the clinic Tony ?
Cheers
Cost me £85 supplied and fitted, the bearing had tried to weld itself to the hub, so had to take the hub off and outcame the lump hammer and blowtorch to get it off . The guy at the garage said I was lucky the wheel was still turning lol.
Anyway cheers for the comments and help everyone..
And do you know when the next meet is at the clinic Tony ?
Cheers
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Right!.... Job done, it wasn't the passenger side after all ,but the drivers side.
Cost me £85 supplied and fitted, the bearing had tried to weld itself to the hub, so had to take the hub off and outcame the lump hammer and blowtorch to get it off . The guy at the garage said I was lucky the wheel was still turning lol.
Anyway cheers for the comments and help everyone..
And do you know when the next meet is at the clinic Tony ?
Cheers
Cost me £85 supplied and fitted, the bearing had tried to weld itself to the hub, so had to take the hub off and outcame the lump hammer and blowtorch to get it off . The guy at the garage said I was lucky the wheel was still turning lol.
Anyway cheers for the comments and help everyone..
And do you know when the next meet is at the clinic Tony ?
Cheers
Not sure mate , I'm sure it won't be long ( as soon as the weather gets better )
I'll let you know
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