Wheel Bearings

[Paul182]

hi guys
how do you know when your bearings are getting dodgy
is there a way to tell without driving the car or taking it apart ??
i get a weird noise when i drive along like theres a car next to me it gets faster as i get faster and slower when i get slower. its like when somthing is rubbing on a wheel but i cant see anything rubbing

cheers

 

[Beef-Mc]

Jack the car up and spin the wheel.

You'll know which one it is when you find it.

 

[Paul182]

thanks for the quick response i guess it will make a grinding noise?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Yep will do.

 

[Paul182]

kool thx ill go do it now lol . just getting the car ready to sell got a new one coming next month

 

[Don]

Also get the car upto a point where you can hear the noise, then take the car out of gear and cost without using the accelerator. If the noise continues, its the wheel bearings.

 

[Paul182]

thanks danny i had read that someware else and yes it still continues. could it be a case of new bearings or could they just be re packed?

thanks

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

ITs like a whining noise ive got the same problem, ive been told it can be associated with putting bigger wheels on the car. I have the standard wheels on and it seems to have happened, its in the rear i know that!

 

[MrMark]

This is a very common problem, ive changed a set of rears on mine about 18 months ago, and one of them has gone again ffs.
Standard wheels btw

 

[Don]

thanks danny i had read that someware else and yes it still continues. could it be a case of new bearings or could they just be re packed?

thanks

For the sake of about £30 per side then the cost of fitting...they come in a sealed ring, so just get them fitted at a local garage...piece of cake.

 

[Russ.]

thanks danny i had read that someware else and yes it still continues. could it be a case of new bearings or could they just be re packed?

thanks

For the sake of about £30 per side then the cost of fitting...they come in a sealed ring, so just get them fitted at a local garage...piece of cake.

theyre not even that much, on my old 1.2 clio (mk2 ph2) i paid £6 per bearing from my local motor factors then went a garage rd the corner and asked one of the lads how much to fit cash. £30 he said, i was happy, he was happy. job done.

 

[Don]

For the sake of about £30 per side then the cost of fitting...they come in a sealed ring, so just get them fitted at a local garage...piece of cake.

theyre not even that much, on my old 1.2 clio (mk2 ph2) i paid £6 per bearing from my local motor factors then went a garage rd the corner and asked one of the lads how much to fit cash. £30 he said, i was happy, he was happy. job done.

That was what I paid for the sealed bearings for the Cup a couple of weeks ago! but that was a ring with the bearings inside. The motor factors I went to are renowned for being the cheapest in Telford. So I dunno.

 

[Russ.]

probs just the difference in models mate. things on the rs varient of a clio are 9 times out of 10 going to be more expensive than the 1.2

 

[Don]

probs just the difference in models mate. things on the rs varient of a clio are 9 times out of 10 going to be more expensive than the 1.2

In theory...but with the cost cutting on the Cups! hehehe

 

[tyni_clio]

yep, a dirty loud whining noise my bloody d/s front went..god its annoyin, bought a new bearing the other day, just gotta get it fitted! that'll be another home job..lol

 

[Paul182]

i got a mate having a proper look at it at the weekend n he will do a cheap good job 4 me. just as you want to sell the car things start going lol. always the way hehe. i got standard wheels 2

 

[The Boosh!]

if you get a whining noise when turning hard into a corner is this the bearing aswell or something else? its fine in a straight line and turning normal. its when you take them at like... 50. or is it me been a bit rough (sorry if i come across as post hi-jacking!)