Wheel Bearings!

[d4nn3h]

Getting a typical wheel bearing noise in my car, it comes on at high speed, and more so when i turn left (which means the faulty bearing is on the drivers side of my car?)... the problem is, i cant tell weather it is the front or the back! I have had each wheel jacked up (passenger side too) and spun them by hand, they all sound the same, there is no play in any of the wheels either. I then jacked up one front wheel at a time, started the engine put it in 4th gear and spun one wheel up to 90/100mph in the air, then took it out of gear and turned engine off... both front wheels also sounded fine and sounded the same :|

Any other ways to diagnose which wheel bearing is at fault?

Its a 02 1.4 Clio Dynamique+

Thanksss

Danny

 

[Fred@BTM]

rears are very common on them, i've done a few drivers fronts also

 

[d4nn3h]

Front wheel bearing: £18.35

Rear wheel bearing: £26.98

Think i might go for the rear one as you said they are a common fault.

I am pretty confident in changing as i have done a front wheel bearing before on my old mk1 clio, but never done a rear wheel bearing with drums, can you write a quick guide i also have a garage round the corner from me to do any pressing if need be.

Thanks

Danny

 

[Fred@BTM]

undo centre hub nut

pull off drum

take to garage and say "please sir can you help"

pay them £10

put it back on

done

 

[d4nn3h]

Got the wheel bearing done took hub off, took to garage, they changed for £5, got the rear wheel bearing for £20 in the end so 25 quid for the lot not bad

However... i have a problem... now when i brake lightly from speeds of 40mph plus... i get a juddering through the brake pedal, doesnt seem to do it as much from lower speeds, and if i brake heavy it does not do it. Took the drum off again and everything looks ok inside, it didnt do this before i changed the wheel bearing (just the wheel bearing hum noise when cornering). If i am traveling slow, and i use the handbrake to stop, the car seems to brake more and then brake less on every turn of the wheel untill the car stops... Any idea's?

Thanks
Danny

 

[White16valver]

undo centre hub nut

pull off drum

take to garage and say "please sir can you help"

pay them £10

put it back on

done

Wanna do mine alfredo?

The good Mark Fish is near me but I'm poor LoL

 

[Fred@BTM]

front or rear?

 

[d4nn3h]

Oh i changed the rear... and it was the right one the humming has gone! just this pissing brake problem now... its obv the rear brakes 2 because it does it with the handbrake...

 

[Fred@BTM]

was there a spacer behind the wheel bearing when you took the drum off??

my front or rear question was aimed at White16V

 

[White16valver]

front or rear?

Front Passenger side.

I can't say I've actually noticed the usual rumbling noise but

a) The might Ben said it was going
b) The knowledgable Mark Fish said it was definitely going when I described the symptoms (bit wandery on the steering, top end bite on the brake pedal gone.)

He also said to reduce my mileage to Zero but that's a bit tricky! :S lol

 

[Fred@BTM]

i did over 10K on a knackered bearing in my diesel, that was loud!

 

[d4nn3h]

ahh ok.. no, there was just the bearing and the circlip, and then on the other side like a brass stop that the bearing backs onto and the abs thing...

 

[d4nn3h]

Could the drum of been warped?