rear bearings keep going......

[Keri-Louise]

I have a clio 182 and for the past year the rear bearing have been a big problem!!! they have been replaced 5 times this year!!!! i use the car for tarmac track days bout 4/5 times a year.

bearings last went in july this year, which in turn i had to change the stub axel and shock absorber too as well as the bearing obviously!

since then they went again yesterday ( i attended castel combe on saturday and had a track sesson at half 1 )

why do they keep going?? is it a common fault on 182's??

 

[andyc58]

are they from renault or not

 

[olliewebbuk]

Yeah.

Although they are worse if the spacer between the hub and the disc isn't used or is worn.

 

[Jay Payne]

We replace ours after 12 hours of running. Had cheaper ones fail after less than that.

Car is Track only. Genuine Renault ones last much better than pattern parts from our experiance

 

[coxxy]

mine keep going too. ive uesd renault and pattern bearings. Gotta do another one as its started humming again.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Have you tried replacing the little spacer? Are you torquing the hub nut up correctly?

 

[DannyR]

I imagine spacer has not been put back on and/or you tightening the nut too much.

 

[coxxy]

yeah the spacer is back on but yeah could be doing the nut up too tight

 

[minisuper666]

cant these be replaced with the "flat roller" bearings (hope its the right name). You know, the ones with the cylinder rollers instead of the ball bearings. Ive heard/read somewhere that these are heavier duty?

BTW, OEM renault are SKF/ SNR bearings. Mine came in a skf box but the bearing is marked snr, much cheaper than renault BTW.

 

[-Jason-]

Mine went within a week due to the little spacer not being fitted as was missing. No issues since.

 

[LiamR172]

Sorry for the bump, been having problems with my rear bearings.

I replaced both rear disks, pads, bearings and ABS rings, when i put one side on, it went on fine, then the next side went on but was still very lose as if the bearing was fucked, i sent it back and got a new one returned, after fitting the second new one, its still lose?

Could the stub axel be worn or is it something else?

Thanks.

 

[DrR]

Spacers on?

 

[Sam@NP]

Are you using the correct torque setting on the hub nut?

 

[DrR]

Really don't get why people find this so hard/get so many problems.

 

[Darren S]

Really don't get why people find this so hard/get so many problems.

The rear bearings are a little fiddly, imo. Easy to get wrong or slightly mis-aligned/over-tightened.

D.

 

[LiamR172]

I replaced all parts I took off, obviously with new disks etc.

I never took a washer off and didn't put it back on, but I didn't notice a washer to start with... Same on both sides.

The torque is around 30 isn't it?

 

[Sam@NP]

I replaced all parts I took off, obviously with new disks etc.

I never took a washer off and didn't put it back on, but I didn't notice a washer to start with... Same on both sides.

The torque is around 30 isn't it?

175nm.

 

[DannyR]

I replaced all parts I took off, obviously with new disks etc.

I never took a washer off and didn't put it back on, but I didn't notice a washer to start with... Same on both sides.

There is the problem then, you need the little deflector/spacer/washer

 

[LiamR172]

Lol, was a bit out with the 30 couldn't remember what it was!

Ok do you know where I can get the little washer part from? Does it have a name?

Thanks!

 

[DannyR]

Renault, called a deflector ring about £7 each

 

[Sam@NP]

deflector ring is vital!

 

[LiamR172]

Maybe a stupid question to some, but as i dont know alot about cars.. What does the deflector ring actually do?

 

[DannyR]

Positions the disc in the correct place