Wheel Bearing

[proctordaniel]

Hi just a quick question when turnin right sharp in to a parking spot my car seems like it is skipping along the road so i jacked it up and the wheel does seem to wobble a bit not a great deal if i tighten the hub nut up will it make any difference because i have a feeling the previous owner has been playin lol correct me if i am wrong shud there be split pins on them to prevent the nut comin off.

 

[steve101]

It will only make a difference if it's loose (the nut).

Doesn't have a split pin, just a big ny-locked nut (30MM).

 

[proctordaniel]

no its tight do u suggest it is the bearing then i am gonna have proper look 2moz when i get the garage back

 

[steve101]

If there's play it could be a variety of things. Is it noisy when you spin the wheel round?

 

[proctordaniel]

i havent spun the wheel round bt it does nt make no noise when i am drivin what are the other possibilties

 

[dunlop]

top mount, track rod ball joint are a few possibilities to cause play in the wheel.

 

[Ian]

If as the title suggests you think it's a wheel bearing, then it will probably make a low noise in a straight line, no/less noise when you corner one way and a louder noise when you turn the other way.

 

[Mark One]

you need alot of torque to tighten that hub nut (around 250Nm iirc)

 

[proctordaniel]

jesus how big of a torque wrench do i need lol i should have one at work

 

[proctordaniel]

do i need to remove the hub to replace the bearing

 

[dunlop]

yes

 

[Mark One]

you'll need to have someone press out and press in a new bearing
(tops £25)

 

[proctordaniel]

that is not a prob got a press at work does any 1 no the numbers off the bearing (bearing type)

 

[proctordaniel]

after searching through posts n different forums i found this thread but it just sounds crazy because the wheels feels like it is wobbling and goin to fall off what does every 1 else think http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=371367&highlight=ball+joints

 

[172cupwizard]

Mine does it to mate, Mainly on slippy surfaces though! nowt t worry about

 

[Mark One]

right ok. Can we have a clear description with some punctuation.

if the ball joints are gone then the symptoms can be things like juddering under breaking (can even feel like a warped disc).
If it's really bad then the wheels will wobble a lot which will create all kinds of nasty noises and bad feelings through the steering.

If its a wheel bearing, you can generally stop the noise by taking the weight off the wheel (hard tight cornering). The noise will get higher and higher as speed increases but it's quite rare you notice anything else except a noise (unless it's really fubared, in which case the wheel may pull to one side too). Mine sounded alot like supercharger wine at higher speeds.

Have you considered wheel balancing? If a balancing weight falls off your wheel then the whole car will shake at speeds above 45ish

Is there excessive play in a track rod end?

 

[proctordaniel]

there is no noise when driving i have jacked it up and spun the wheel it is ok it does have play when i rock the wheel from side to side so i thought it was the wheel bearing. Track rod end is fine aswell. The car drives fine no problems goin round roundabouts or any other corner just when i am turning very sharp into the drive or car parking spots it feels kie the wheel is very loose and its dragging but after reading the forum i linked it seems very common bt it just dunt seem right to me.