Whiring sound comming from the back of the car when driving???

[jacobs172]

Hi Everyone,

I have a very annyoing whiring sound coming from the car when its moving, i have been told its one of the wheel barings is this true.

The sound sounds like its comming from the rear and at 30mph and 80mph it sounds the worse. It almost sounds like a helicopter.

Please get back to me.

Also i cant find my locking wheel nuts, i bought the car and forgot to check where they were. Are there any compartments where they could be in the boot? Sorry abit of a stupid question.

 

[Dcds4]

wheel bearings init

 

[jacobs172]

Yeh thats what m,y mate thought, how much roughly?

 

[Dcds4]

iirc gsf will only sell you the disc and bearing together but euro car parts sell them seperately so go there unless you wanna change yur discs too, still cheaper from euro but annoying to get the bearings in at home

 

[jacobs172]

would it cause any damage if i drove it for another week??

 

[Dcds4]

only to your head

 

[davebem]

My locking nuts were rolling around in the spare wheel well. If you cant find them take your service book to renault and they will check a number to see if they can order them for you (assuming they are renault ones). However they have to be ordered from italy and normally take 3 weeks.

 

[Chalkly]

K-tec racing, £30 + vat each. There hard to do by youself, you need a blow torch to heat the excisting disc then the bearings will just fall out, the push the new ones ito your disc with a lot of force i used a vice with wooden side to force them in works a treat! be prepared for a long job cos theres a lot of stuff to it.

 

[Chalkly]

ps if your looking wheel nut key is missing the nuts will have to be drilled of most tyre places do this, they get it alot!! then of to halfords for some news ones!

 

[The Big Yin]

Hopefully yhey are no McGard locking Nuts I had a nightmare to get mine off (the key snapped twice)

 

[j6 pkp]

just whack a socket onto them and take them off that way, used to work anyway.

 

[jacobs172]

Thanks everyone,

I got onto the garage that i bought it from and they are sending out the locking wheel nuts.

I will let you know how i get on, should of hopefully get it done next weekend, the noise is doing my head in.