Wheel bearing or Hub?

Hi guys,

My drivers side rear wheel has been making a bedspring squeek for about 2 weeks now,

so i jacked it up and found i can move the wheel around and im not talking about rotation.

So my question is how do i know if its a bearing or a hub?

and what are the rough costs of aquiring these?

Thanks

Its likely to be bearing which can occasionally damage the hub or drive flange.

Speak to Nic for pricing on replacing.

Hi guys,

 

My drivers side rear wheel has been making a bedspring squeek for about 2 weeks now,

so i jacked it up and found i can move the wheel around and im not talking about rotation.

 

So my question is how do i know if its a bearing or a hub?

and what are the rough costs of aquiring these?

 

Thanks

Sounds exactly like mine and I ordered up a complete bearing kit and hub the works only to be told by the garage the upper wishbone rose joint was completely knackered.

Be careful before buying bits I guess is what i'm trying to say.

Cheers

Mike

It's usually a combination of bearing, drive flange and drive shaft splines. Dome properly with all new parts getting on for £1000. Done with used bits and big `ammer..... ????

this doesnt sound cheap

Thanks for your help, which steps would you recommend taking to isolate the problem?

is there anything i can do to check what it could be?

Hi guys iv been reading for hours on my options

Do you think it would be better for me to just go for a new hub? Im assuming this will come with everything inside including wheel bearing???????

i have just changed my hubs and bearings but it was only the bearings that had worn i put the new hubs on anyway as i had them my old ones are for sale i am looking for £50 all in they are a bit dirty with but have no wear on them pm me if you wont them i all so have a full set of poly bushes up for grabs front and back new still in bags from whifbitz looking for £100 all in

Just get it stripped, then the garage can examine the splines and hub for the rust dust indicative of the splines fretting as they move. If you cut corners and don't replace the hub and driveshaft (or at least the outer C/V if available separately from the whole shaft), as required, it'll happen again. it's also a lousy job, the bearings and hub can be very tight to dismantle. You need a big press really.

NICE ONE guys thanks, my wheel still wobbels with handbrake up when jacked up.moves left and right.

is this very likley to be the hub, as i dont have no money to spend

thanks for all the help

if you hold the wheel at 12 and 6 push and pull a little bit and it moves in and out good sign thats the bearing if it moves side ways then good sign its bearing and hubs

Get someone to press the footbrake hard, with car safely jacked up at the rear. If there's still play it isn't the hub or bearings, and almost certainly it's the wishbone bushes or ball joints. Commonest cause is top wishbone inner bushes. They aren't cheap to fix either.

Hi guys,

Today i had someone keep the brake pedal down, and theres no movement in any direction.

With the footbrake off and my hand at 12 and 6 it moves by about half and inch. (wobbels between 12 and 6)

I also cant seem to move in inwards and outwards

any more experiments? seems to me that it seems to be pointing towards the hub???

Take the pads out, bearing play will show at 12 and 6 o' clock as well as 9 and 3 o' clock. The pads will tend to restrict the 3 and 9 o' clock movement when they are in situ. If it shows play in both these orientations I'd say bearing, with probability of hub damage too.

Wishbone ball joint or bush wear won't change with footbrake applied.

Chris you`re giving all your secrets away,

Just that kinda guy....

Hi again guys,

Today i had some help looking at my car, My grandad.

basically what we done was remove the wheel, then the pin, then sheild. Which exposed the large nut. We tightened this by about 45 degrees. and now my wheel has stopped wobelling completely and squeeking (if any)

what do you guys think? I have noticed a similar sort of sound from the left hand side now, dont know if this is caused by tightening the nut or the sound of the RHS going.

Just like to get some views and opinions on this

Something aint right. There are no tapered bearings in the hub.

It'll be temporary fix, there will be spline wear. It really needs a full strip down.

The damage is done, the hub will be ovalised, try getting the back wheels off the ground and running the car to say 40mph, look down the wheel line to see if the hub is running out, mine was very bad, obviously make sure the car can`t move though.