Oranoco

Right peeps, The good news is my pinking has been banished

On the downside I have noticed that the rear wheel bearings are noisy and I'm getting a drone from one (or both) of the rears. I really want to take the car to Southend tomorrow night but don't want to do it any harm.

Am I likely to damage something by taking it or should I just be sensible and take my bus which does at least have a working heater

AlexF

you could fook the hubs and spindle if your unlucky...

or a bearing could just completely lock one wheel instantly


alex

mattbibs

id take the bus mate. no point risking it when you know there is something that needs doing first!

CabrioTurbo

i drove my car like this for about 2000 miles... one day out of the blue.. i was turning at a roundabout... when CRUNCH... GRIND stop. got out to see the rear wheel a a right pissed up angle! wheel bearing had collapsed
in all honesty its likely to be perfectly fine... BUT its wether YOU feel safe driving it... i woudnt drive mine again if it were noisey... due to the fact that if it had collapsed while i was going 100+ it would of been very messy!

CabrioTurbo

i needed a new stub axle too... they aint fucking cheap i tell thee!

kjc300

iTrader: (1)

Get them changed!!!!

Cheap and easy!! - its only Tuesday!!!!

Oranoco

I'll be coming down in the bus then. I can't trust myself to take it easy and I don't want to twat it.

People will have to forgive the 4x4 look with the bus but it isn't being lowered until Saturday. But I did drill the airbox so peeps should still hear me coming. pmsl

mattbibs

Chipperx2

I had fooked back wheel bearings in my old escort, droning and shit, did about 300 miles like that

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

mine collapsed on me cabby, only made a noise for about 2 days before it went, luckily didnt fook anything else

Spax

had one collapse on my old French piece of Sh!t

took the hub out with it did handle very wierd I must say when it went lol

Oranoco

Well people's stories back up my first instinct which was to leave it at home but with Perfomance Ford being there I really wanted to get the old girl down there.

Ah well there is always next month

Ginge !

steve my cabrio has a fooked wheel bearing and mu 1300 had a fooked wheel bearing for about 4 weeks


there only 10 quid to buy and also ive got spares rear hubs if ya do fook it up


ya sure its not just you being a paranoid fooker as usually the front wheel bearing go first dfue to the forces and being lowerd


personally i WOULD risk it as i doubt the wheel bearign is as bad as ya making out

Oranoco

Well I gave MadMac a lift to the Southern FordSport meet and he noticed the drone as well. I know they are cheap to change but I just don't have the time to do it.

The bus isn't too bad and it now wears the PassionFord stickers with pride Once I lower it on Saturday it'll look almost respectable

Ginge !

stu should have spare hubs too


ya only doing 100 miles


mien lasted over 1000 miles

Oranoco

But the Audi has heating in it

I'll see if I can have a look tonight and then it will depend on who I'm giving lifts to. Might see if I can bribe my bro into helping me with them.

Ginge mate can you bell me later to give me a contact number for ya?

Sheldy

I've had fucked rear bearings on my RS2000 for about six months now and its still going!

Stoo

My old RST had a fooked front wheel bearing for about 3k miles.I sold it and the lad replaced it...


...another 3k later It got to the stage that the old turn the stereo up trick wasnt working anymore

Ginge !

oranoco my number is 07835771372

trust me it will be fine, if not ill give ya my rear hubs off me cossie


all seriousness i got a few spare hubs, just not front ones