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Hey guys, got a nasty grumble on the car, thinking its the bearings, am I right in saying that to check their condition, you jack up the car and tug/pull on the wheels to see if theres any play?

Please feel free to insult me if I'm talking cobblers here....

Thanks guys, as always

Alex

That's pretty much it Alex - check with 'half past six' and then 'twelve thirty' hand positions on wheel

Does the noise go away when cornering?

Thanks Sean

mark1gls wrote:Does the noise go away when cornering?

Now I havn't noticed that bud, I'll keep my ears peeled on the commute tomorrow morning

Alex

GTXTRA wrote:That's pretty much it Alex - check with 'half past six' and then 'twelve thirty' hand positions on wheel

half past six??

You can also rotate the wheels and see if there's any grumbling from the bearings.

If in doubt, it's not a difficult or expensive job to replace them anyway (but don't get lured into replacing the rear brake shoes as that's a swine of a job).

the edmundator wrote:You can also rotate the wheels and see if there's any grumbling from the bearings.

If in doubt, it's not a difficult or expensive job to replace them anyway (but don't get lured into replacing the rear brake shoes as that's a swine of a job).

Oh hell yes, took me about 3 hours to do the buggers last year. Am not doing them ever again. Really couldnt get on with all those springs ect...

Alex

81GTi wrote:

GTXTRA wrote:That's pretty much it Alex - check with 'half past six' and then 'twelve thirty' hand positions on wheel

half past six??

Doh!