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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:39 pm ] |
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Had a strange kind of scraping noise from rear today while moving. Its not all the time just now and again and I've only noticed it while on straights. I do belive the wheel bearing is due a change, does this sound like this? If so where do I get one and is it easy enough to do myself? Jon |
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| Author: | Sirius [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:14 pm ] |
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You will need a hyraulic press almost certainly to change the wheel bearing. Not generally something most people do themselves. |
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| Author: | Nibbles [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:23 pm ] |
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Wheel bearings normally make more noise when cornering and a whine or clicking. If it's a metalic sounding scraping it's most likely the s**t shields behind the disk, these are very flimsy and rust through until they have the strength of ali foil. |
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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:22 pm ] |
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Ok, i'll get under and have a good look. Any ideas to how much bearings cost and where to source some anyway? |
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| Author: | Kris [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:30 pm ] |
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Get the Blueprint wheel bearing kit. From distant memory ~£50. You will need a press... and a grinder |
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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:56 pm ] |
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Kris wrote: Get the Blueprint wheel bearing kit. From distant memory ~£50.
You will need a press... and a grinder Is that individual, or pair? I've never changed or had to.change wheel bearing so this is new to me. |
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| Author: | TrackToyFour [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:21 pm ] |
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Unless you have the right equipment changing wheel bearings is not really a DIY job. I purchased the Blueprint bearings and then got Ian Smith at T,R &D Nottingham to do it for me as he knows GT-Fours inside out. It did take him a full day to replace two bearings due to old stubborn rusty seized nuts  Any competent garage should be able to do the work.
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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:30 pm ] |
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Ok, I have a reasonable garage here to do it. Fensport do bearings, are they any good? £40 |
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| Author: | supersan23 [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:16 pm ] |
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Out of interest what garage u using Jon? |
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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:37 pm ] |
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Just a local one called bascams. I only found out recently that my mate works there and they are building a mitsubishi starion with the twin turbo v6 out the 3000gt. There is also a turbo specialist, and body work guy right next door, so its the only place near me who knows how to deal with turbocharged cars. |
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| Author: | yellowchinaman [ Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:55 pm ] |
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took me about 2 hours to change the blue print bearings as mine was pressed out and in quite easily. However I spent more time drilling out the stupid screws for the dust guard and re-tapping a new thread. |
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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:51 pm ] |
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I'm changing my wheel bearing, but am not sure if I need the kit for abs or without. I have a 185. How can I tell other than driving over ice and stomping the brake? |
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| Author: | Sirius [ Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:46 pm ] |
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Look in the engine bay. If on the lower left hand side there is a box with loads of pipes going in you have ABS. You can just stomp on the brake anywhere it's safe. |
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| Author: | Jon9985 [ Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:08 pm ] |
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I have abs. Thankyou. |
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