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Post by kelsham on Jun 8, 2013 16:48:05 GMT
I have made another attempt to silence the rubbing sound from the rear of the car. After checking the brake cylinders were free and able to centralise, I turned my attention to the rear wheel bearings. The noise appears loudest from the rear nearside. I changed the bearing yesterday.
The bearings I removed look in good condition. Did it work? I don't know. The area behind the car is cluttered up with tools and my reluctance to find out the noise is still there has slowed the roadtest to a stop. Will report later.
Kels.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 9, 2013 2:07:27 GMT
Hi Kels I hope your drive is as quiet as it's been on this forum for the past few days! Regards David I have made another attempt to silence the rubbing sound from the rear of the car. After checking the brake cylinders were free and able to centralise, I turned my attention to the rear wheel bearings. The noise appears loudest from the rear nearside. I changed the bearing yesterday. The bearings I removed look in good condition. Did it work? I don't know. The area behind the car is cluttered up with tools and my reluctance to find out the noise is still there has slowed the roadtest to a stop. Will report later. Kels.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 11, 2013 7:42:32 GMT
Hi Kels We're all waiting to hear if replacing your wheel bearing cured the noise! Regards David I have made another attempt to silence the rubbing sound from the rear of the car. After checking the brake cylinders were free and able to centralise, I turned my attention to the rear wheel bearings. The noise appears loudest from the rear nearside. I changed the bearing yesterday. The bearings I removed look in good condition. Did it work? I don't know. The area behind the car is cluttered up with tools and my reluctance to find out the noise is still there has slowed the roadtest to a stop. Will report later. Kels.
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Post by kelsham on Jun 11, 2013 15:00:39 GMT
Well I took it for a 50 odd mile drive, still noisy but not as bad or is it wishful thinking? Towards the end of the drive it seemed much less noisy.
I am considering replacing the other side as I bought two bearing sets. Noise can travel and fool one.
As I am on the verge of needing a hearing aid according to the wife, I might be mistaken where the noise comes from.
Kels.
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Post by threelitre on Jun 11, 2013 15:37:59 GMT
Locating wheel bearing noice seems particular tricky. We had one making a real racket on my father's Rover 827 - and we both though it to be the LHS - but the garage changed the RHS one and it is quiet now...
Regards,
Alexander
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 12, 2013 2:46:03 GMT
Perhaps your ears are better tuned to the car than your wife's voice As Alexander says wheel bearing noises can be confusing to locate. I think the Mk1 radius arm bearings transmit the sound into the body more than the Metalastik type used on Mk11/111 cars. Good luck David [quote author=kelsham board=talk thread=470 post=3858 time=1370962839] As I am on the verge of needing a hearing aid according to the wife, I might be mistaken where the noise comes from. Kels.[/quote]
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Post by kelsham on Jun 12, 2013 8:21:50 GMT
It was strange and perhaps I failed to explain the situation clearly. On the test drive the intermittent rubbing noise was gone, but I still had a low drone from the back of the car. Towards the end of the journey the noise had died away? I will wait for another dry day, dont laugh, and go out again.
Regards Kels.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 12, 2013 9:23:31 GMT
Perhaps the drone is from the other rear wheel bearing? Hope you get some good weather, i'ts the rainy season here for the next few months. Regards David It was strange and perhaps I failed to explain the situation clearly. On the test drive the intermittent rubbing noise was gone, but I still had a low drone from the back of the car. Towards the end of the journey the noise had died away? I will wait for another dry day, dont laugh, and go out again. Regards Kels.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 12, 2013 23:44:56 GMT
From a professional point of view, droning noises are often bearing related and will slowly get worse (I'm an appliance repairer). All too often I will attend a repair and have to point out that there is onset bearing failure, regardless of the sock in the pump. Sometimes, they'll grumble on forever, sometimes they fail within a few weeks. The machine, not the customer..........
Fortunately, bearing sets are still plentiful and cheap, and replacing them is pretty simple, so I'd get a second set and do it on the belt and braces principle.
Chris.
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Post by kelsham on Jun 14, 2013 15:09:15 GMT
I changed the other wheel bearing today, while the wheel was off I drilled two holes in the rear of the sill and sprayed oil in and half an hour later clear waxoyl. Now I need some rubber bungs to close the holes. To wet here in Mid Wales to roadtest today.
Kels.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 25, 2013 3:12:19 GMT
Have you had a dry day yet regards David I changed the other wheel bearing today, while the wheel was off I drilled two holes in the rear of the sill and sprayed oil in and half an hour later clear waxoyl. Now I need some rubber bungs to close the holes. To wet here in Mid Wales to roadtest today. Kels.
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Post by kelsham on Jun 25, 2013 7:51:14 GMT
Yes David several. Sadly I have several other cars needing attention and shamefully have to admit I have been recolouring and refitting the seats in my XJ-S,for the second time after a failure using a kit from Woolies. I then tried Furniture clinic, their kit has given me new looking seats. In between I have been making the four parts that comprise a bonnet for my 1931 BSA fourwheeled vee twin. The top sections are nearly finished. Did this as it rained.
The wife then insisted that I remove the old paint from the house wall where it is peeling, so blowlamp out and much cursing as old paint entered my left eye and resided there for two days. Perfect excuse to delay further scraping.
Will try it soon need to move a heavy home made folder that seems to have parked itself behind the Landcrab.
Today I have decided to carry on welding the VW campervan I foolishly bought on a whim, should have stuck to the Landcrab and folding caravan.
Regards Kels.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 26, 2013 0:47:44 GMT
You've not been very busy then! regards David
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 27, 2013 0:33:04 GMT
I do understand where Kels is coming from with this. Having blitzed the garage at the weekend, I have had MrsP's hateful blue Matiz in the garage to sort out the MoT test malaises all this week. It passed today..... Yay! However, it stopped progress on all the other things I was wanting to get on with.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Jun 27, 2013 3:18:41 GMT
Yes, it's good to have a reality check; there are more important things in life than a Landcrab! Well done Chris and Matiz I do understand where Kels is coming from with this. Having blitzed the garage at the weekend, I have had MrsP's hateful blue Matiz in the garage to sort out the MoT test malaises all this week. It passed today..... Yay! However, it stopped progress on all the other things I was wanting to get on with. Chris.
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