wheel bearing ?

[jeffdub]

just a quick question , ive noticed my nsr wheel seems a bit splayed out at the bottom , nothing horrendous but noticable compared to the osr wheel , jacked it up and have slight play in the bearing at 12 and 6 o'clock again nothing too bad thing is im off on holiday in a couple of weeks and wondered if this needs doing asap ? cheers jeff

[Titus A Duxass]

Is there any play when you rock it at 3 and 9 o'clock?
There is always a bit of play at 12 & 6, some MoT testers pull them up for it but it's standard.

Mine has been "wobbly" with "high play" for the last 7 years.

Is there any wheel bearing noise?

[jeffdub]

thanks for the reply , no play at 3 or 9 o,clock have noticed a slight grumbling noise from that side when i reverse off the drive and at low speeds when turning right

[Ian Hulley]

Change them .... have the hub cap off, repack the bearing with high temp. grease and tighten as per the Haynes .... NOT tight, just so you can almost move the thrust washer. See how that feels, if it still rumbles swap the bearings .... a 2 hour job with coffee taking your time.

Ian

[faggie]

and budget for a new backing plate as when you remove the bearing carrier the backing plate usually falls to pieces

[jeffdub]

if i do it as in jeds video and take the backing plate off complete with brakes will it still fall to pieces ?

[jeffdub]

took a pic not sure if you see how bad it is , would a wheel bearing cause this or should i look for something else ?

[Titus A Duxass]

Dashes outside to look at van.......

[Titus A Duxass]

....mine's about the same.
So either we're both donald ducked or both okay - I'm going with the latter.

[jeffdub]

the osr ones straight though !

[kevtherev]

are your springs OK
pigtails intact?
has the spring plate rusted out?
Are the springs identical?

shock fubarred

[jeffdub]

new springs and shocks kev dont know about the plate i'll check , whats a pigtail ?

[Oldiebut goodie]

........ waits for the pics to flood in.

[kevtherev]

it's the ends of the springs... lol




Were the new springs the same height, did you check?
Whos made the springs, are they AVO?

[kevtherev]

Your van is lowered innit?