wheel play

[rocco balboa]

With front wheels of the ground tnight re-checking everything tight with the wilwood calipers and 280 discs for £50 that i jus fitted on my own... ( smug ) noticed passenger side wheel moves , i had 1 hand on the top an 1 on the bottom and theres a rocking movement. checked the same on drivers side an that is solid , whats its goner cost me this time, and will my wheel fall off at a crucial moment and i die in a ball of flames.

[Brunty]

Probably the wheel bearing.

I have a set of the billet Dynalite Wiwoods with 280mm discs, they're very good :)

[Nate]

whats its goner cost me this time, and will my wheel fall off at a crucial moment and i die in a ball of flames.

if it's a wheel bearing, garages will charge anything from £50 upwards, depending on labour rates and how badly they spank you on parts. and yes, if you ignore it you wheel will eventually fall off

[mark1gls]

It sounds to me like the bottom ball joint or lose top mount as there is play somewhere. When a wheel bearing is shot it usally makes a drowning noise when driving and stops when you turn a corner or grinds when the wheel is spun.

[ChrisPears]

Watch the strut top while waggling wheel top & bottom. If it moves, its something suspension related. If it doesn't the wheel bearings shot.

I'd go for wheel bearing being shot though, have had a front go in the past without it making any noise (or the car was too loud to hear it lol).

[rocco balboa]

Thanks everyone gonna do elimination tests u all suggested as there isnt any whining noise normally indicating a bearing apart from a clicking noise on steering locks at slow speeds.

[mark1gls]

Clicking noise on full lock usally means the outer CV joint needs replacing.