m1ke
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alright everyone please help, i have just fitted my new wheels (thanks "james" they are mint) but on the passenger side rear wheel looks like it goes inwards like its not perfectly stright but bends inwards slighty any ideas what the problem is ?
please help asap
many thanks
Mike
p.s. could it be as all my old 4 wheels were buckled and i only fitted 3 of new wheels , onli wheel i havent fitted is driver side rear so could it be leaning as old wheels are smaller ? (need to fit new tyre on new wheels before i can fit it ) any ideas ?
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Adam-D
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possibly the suspension is worn?
or the rear beam is bent?
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m1ke
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brand new suspensed just had it lowered, could it be the stub axle ?
how much is rear beam to replace
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corsa_godfather
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any pics?
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m1ke
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here are the pics
[Edited on 06-11-2005 by m1ke]
[Edited on 06-11-2005 by m1ke]
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m1ke
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another pic, if you look closey u can see the wheel bends in at the bottom !!
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m1ke
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any ideas ?
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m1ke
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Tom N
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Your Rear wheel bearing may have gone...
Not hard to change
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m1ke
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would that make the wheel bend inwards slighty ?
you can normaly tell if its wheel bearing though cnt you ?
[Edited on 06-11-2005 by m1ke]
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Tom N
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It did when my bearing went yeah.
Jack the car up at that corner and see if the wheel feels loose when its tightened up if you know what i mean
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Joe
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Your rear beam or stub axle is probably bent, i did this in my car when i hit a curb side on. Picked up a full rear beam from someone off here for £40 so isnt expensive to do either
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m1ke
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yeah i hit a curb front on, lol is it a mot fail if the stub axle or the rear beam is bent ?
and are they easy to fit
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Joe
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Nah it isnt mate, unless its rubs all the time or something stupid or the top of the wheel sticks out of the arches.
Yeah is a pretty easy job, disconnect brake pipes and handbrake cable, then theres 4 bolts holding it on swap all bits over and put the new one back on.
Took me and my mate bout an hour on sat afternoon but i work at a garage so have a ramp and windy guns atc which speeds things up
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m1ke
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so if i drive the car now, will i feel anything or will it drive difrently if the stub axle or rear beam is bent ? it doesnt bend inwards that much just slightyas you can see from pictures !!
please reply 
thanks alot
mike
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Joe
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Nah mine still drives the same now its changed just the wheel sits as it should so i dont think you will notice anything. The wheels should point in at the top just slightly.
To be honest it doesnt make much difference i put up with mine for ages but i just decided for £40 i would rather it was spot on, so you could just leave it if you wanted and it wouldnt be a problem
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m1ke
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okthan mate, thanks alot for the help, i will look take it to local garage and see for sure if it is bent, of could just be how it is sittin on drive etc, as been sittin on a flat for ages, (could this have to do with anything ? )
please reply
thanks
Mike
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Joe
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yeah well providing thats what the problem is a new axle should sort it. I could tell the stub axle was bent on mine, but when i looked at the beam it looked fine but since i changed it the wheel sits perfect so must have been fucked
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m1ke
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ok then mate, i will have a look 2moro see if axle is bent etc, and then will get back to you,
thanks for the help
mike
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