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Hi all,

Well about 2 week ago i got my back drivers side bearing replaced .. started hearing noises .. jacked it up today and i could literally move the wheel side to side .. thought this wasn't good. Surely it shouldn't have collapsed so soon?

They got replaced with LPB Bearings .. is it just a case of a dodgy set ... and just need to replace again .. or is my hub on its way out ?

Will attach a video of what the wheel is like if this will help ?

Cheers.

You're not having alot of luck are ya!

Post ze video!

No im not hahaha.

Heres the vid ... not too good .. but can literally move wheel from left to right .... gonna swap bearings tomorrow.


http://img691.imageshack.us/i/29122009.mp4/

Looks more like the bearing retaining nuts are loose. Were the split pins replaced?

As far as im aware they were ye ... i'm gonna get the wheel off tomorrow and have a closer look .. it looks like the "smaller" bearing has come apart ... out of its race ?

Cheers.

did u replace the little metal caps over the bearing or was it just left exposed? if the cap wasnt replaced then the recent water, salt and grit on the roads combined with the ice cud easily have shredded the bearing in a couple of weeks. just an idea

Are you talking about the hub cover / grease cover ... what fits over the nut and split pin ?

Cheers.

yup thats the one

Surprisingly I don't have 1 on either side on my car

Will nip to the shop tomorrow and get one .. so it doesn't happen again. I guess the only reason the older bearing survived "so long" was because the weather wasn't as bad

Ta!

You don't have what? Is the problem sorted?

I don't have a hub "cover" ? What Jimi was talking about, going to replace bearing first thing in the morning.

So the bearing is knackered? Not replacing those caps is like putting your bearings in a slow blender. Make sure you pack them with suitable grease before they go back.

Yep pretty sure ... wow really ... will defiantly make sure i get 2 new caps tomorrow then .. don't want that to happen again.

Cheers for the help guys.

Yeh i made the same mistake m8 and ripped through 2 bearings in a few months. Its only when RAC came out that they noticed and told me just how important they are

Well shes back on the road ! The front smaller bearing had completely collapsed and was pretty much nothing left of it ... the only problem was the race had siezed to the axel ! Took many hours of hitting .. heating and pulling to get it off .. but finally it was off, new bearings in .. and all is well

Off to the scrapyard now to get the caps ... as no shops have any of them ?

Cheers.