suspension./wierd noise

[Josh@Renparts]

How tight should the bubber doughuts be on top of the suspension (IE those in the engine bay)?

Also im getting a strange whining noise coming from my n/s rear wheel. Sounds very feint and can only be heard on a smooth road doing less than 40. Fingers crossed its not a wheel bearing, the car has only done 36k.
thanks
josh

 

[richy92]

Im sure someone will correct me if Im wrong - I dont think the donuts need to be tight at all - from what I can see they serve no purpose other than to stop the struts falling out when the wheels are off the ground.
I would think they just need to be tight enough to stop them shaking loose - in fact the whole of the top suspension mount on these cars is a joke - its not actually attached to anything - the stuts just kind of rest in the turrets then the donut is fitted on top to stop them falling out.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

still can't work out what this whining noise is. are wheel bearings a common problem? are they easy to change? how much can you get them for?
thanks
josh