Lazarus1
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
Location: Skopje,Macedonia
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Hello everyone,need your advice on this problem...Recently i've noticed that there was a play/gap in my left rear wheel even with the car on the ground.It looked scary cause when i grab the spokes of the rear wheel in my hands any shake it around there was a huge gap/play.I didn't know what to think of it but it looked dangerous to drive like that so i told my father and he took the car early in the morning to a mechanic.It turen out to be the wheel bearings(at least i think you call them that,two parts,a bigger one and a samller one?)Anyway the mechanic relpaced the parts and now there's no play on the wheel but whenever a brake normaly/gently i feel a vibration on my foot from the brake pedal and on the steering wheel?Is this normal?Did the mechanic do something wrong?
Thanks.
Oh and sorry for being ingnorant about this things.
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Joe
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The rear wheel bearings are supposed to have a tiny bit of play in them anyway. They are called taper roller bearings they should be too tight.
The juddering/vibration is probably warped brake discs. Do you use your brakes quite heavily?
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Lazarus1
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quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
The rear wheel bearings are supposed to have a tiny bit of play in them anyway. They are called taper roller bearings they should be too tight.
I have no idea what taper roller bearings are . But i know that there was a play in the rear left wheel,after the replacement there isn't.
And this happened yesterday,the day before the braking was just fine.This vibration happens only on normal/gentle braking,think it's fine on heavy braking.
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Lazarus1
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quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
They are called taper roller bearings they should be too tight.
They should be too tight?Or they shouldn't be too tight?In order to have a bit of play.
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Joe
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Well when I do them at work, we just nip them up and then back them off about quarter of a turn. The nut is held on by a split pin anyway.
Its a Corsa B I take it?
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Lazarus1
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Corsa B X14xe.
And you're talking about that central nut wich is held by that split pin?
Maybe that's too tight?
I'm also woundering cause i wasn't there...maybe he forgot to put back the spigot ring on the inside of the wheel?Could that cause the juddering?
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Lazarus1
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Anyway i'm taking the car myself tomorow morning to have it sorted out.
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CoastalCorsa
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Registered: 7th Jan 05
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Rear bearing - tighten castle shaped nut so it just nips up tight by hand make sure the wheel drum spins freely and doesnt lock up
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