VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Not touched them  Found the cap today though 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Repairs to the Corsa cost £157. New stub axle and bearings for the rear passenger wheel, and bearings for the rear drivers.
Got the Corsa back yesterday night and didn't drive it much. Tonight i took it out and had to go to Portsmouth. Went on the motorway and was doing 70 most of the way down there (15-20 miles).
When I got there the wheel that I had had trouble with was very hot. So hot it burnt my hand when I touched it. The drivers side was not any where near as hot and i could rest my hand on it. I am running steelies again at the moment and I am reluctant to drive the car icase i break it again 
Can't ring the mechanic until monday, should i stop driving it? Cheers 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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dont drive it for long distances
hmm maybee it was over tightened or the brakes shoes are rubbing
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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jack the back of the car up and see if the wheel spins freely without the handbrake on, sound like shoes touching the drum 2 me
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mikehiow
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Registered: 12th May 05
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i noticed my rear wheel bearing going, as a REALLY annoying whirring sound quite early,
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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I had a front wheel bearing sieze on a nissan cabstar pick up once. It snapped the stub axle in half and the wheel/disk/calliper/stub went rolling past me.
Luckily it was passenger side as it dropped about a foot on that corner and just followed the kerb until it stopped as i had no stearing or brakes.
Quite an experience!
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Just jacked the car up and the wheel is moving from sise to side again  . Not happy, phoned the mechanic and it's going back down this afternoon.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Did he fit a new drum?
Assuming he fitted a new stub axle and bearings properly that only leaves the drum!
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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No new drum .
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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if the old outer bearings had spun inside th drum it could have worn the inside of the drum and should have been replaced.
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