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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Jimbob on 10 September 2012, 17:36:03

Title: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Jimbob on 10 September 2012, 17:36:03
At a local place, also having my geometry done.

Bearing has gone from a slight noise, to bad in a couple of days, so darent leave it any longer.

£80 which I dont think is bad at all, I am supplying the bearing too.

Be interesting to see how much of a battle they have  ;D
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Entwood on 10 September 2012, 17:39:59
At a local place, also having my geometry done.

Bearing has gone from a slight noise, to bad in a couple of days, so darent leave it any longer.

£80 which I dont think is bad at all, I am supplying the bearing too.

Be interesting to see how much of a battle they have  ;D

Bet they take a tad longer than Mr Sassenach's 1 hr 40 minutes .. which included a  search for tools as well ..  :)
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Omegatoy on 10 September 2012, 19:48:56
HELL THAT BEAT ME AND I THOUGH I WAS QUICK!!
2.hr35 but i took the whole arm off and then pressed it out and new one back in and no i didnt wreck the backplate!!
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: feeutfo on 10 September 2012, 20:26:15
Bah! 2woody 'll take em. ;)
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: feeutfo on 10 September 2012, 20:27:06
And Jimbob what's with you and your back end?  ;D
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: serek on 10 September 2012, 22:03:08
At a local place, also having my geometry done.

Bearing has gone from a slight noise, to bad in a couple of days, so darent leave it any longer.

£80 which I dont think is bad at all, I am supplying the bearing too.

Be interesting to see how much of a battle they have  ;D

Bet they take a tad longer than Mr Sassenach's 1 hr 40 minutes .. which included a  search for tools as well ..  :)
thats about right if  brake disc come off easy :y
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Jimbob on 11 September 2012, 08:00:30
Estates often seem trickier for some reason
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 September 2012, 08:02:38
The last one we did of yours was pretty easy
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Jimbob on 11 September 2012, 08:27:22
In comparrison the the first one, hell yes ;D !!!!

Reading all the posts on here though, its nearly always the estates that are problematic for some reason, can there be anything more to it that the larger bearing?
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 September 2012, 08:56:28
No, its luck.

Having developed 'techniques' I cant see me needing to remove an arm again.
Title: Re: rear wheel bearing being done tomorrow
Post by: 05omegav6 on 11 September 2012, 09:05:20
What sort of mileage are these failing at?

Mine have done nearly 235k and are still relatively noise/play free :y How much longer could they last?