humming/droning noise from rear l/h/s wheel.

teulk · Post by **teulk** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:48 pm

When i drive i can hear a very loud humming/ sort of droning sound ( kind ok like the sound army land rover Tyre\'s make if any of you know what i mean). The shoes aren\'t binding so that ain\'t the problem and the bearings seem OK form what i cans see - no free play on the wheel. There is no grinding noises that i can hear either. Has anyone got any ideas as to what the noise could be. If i move the car when driving to the right ( ie. rolls slightly to the right so the weight shifts from left hand side) the noise goes away/ decreases. The opposite happens if i move the car to the left the noise increases.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:54 pm

id say its a wheel bearing

hobsey · Post by **hobsey** » Fri May 20, 2005 1:13 pm

what / / said.

teulk · Post by **teulk** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:54 pm

tbh that\'s what i thought but as there wasn\'t any grinding noise or any play in the wheel it kinda threw me.................I\'ll change em. Thanks for the advice

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Fri May 20, 2005 6:15 pm

it\'ll only grind if it breaks, and you\'d know if that happened. im the expert on changing nova bearings, my old one used to drone all the time

teulk · Post by **teulk** » Tue May 31, 2005 12:30 am

[quote=\"punkheadgray\"]it\'ll only grind if it breaks, and you\'d know if that happened. I\'m the expert on changing nova bearings, my old one used to drone all the time[/quote]

so do you have any advice on changing them, do i need to do both sides or only the affected wheel.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:41 pm

there nothing to them matey, having said that i havent done one on a corsa..... should be more or less the same tho, u got a haynes manual? i cant find mine, was gonna just copy-out how to do it.

teulk · Post by **teulk** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:18 am

yeah Ive got a Haynes manual - thanks for the replies

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:35 am

no worries dude, it really is very easy, get some copper grease for when you put the bearing in, so it doesnt corrode. not sure if haynes manual says that or not

*sorry only just re-read what id put in the past, only need to change the bearing on the side thats knackered*

hobsey · Post by **hobsey** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:18 am

[quote=\"punkheadgray\"]no worries dude, it really is very easy, get some copper grease for when you put the bearing in, so it doesnt corrode. not sure if haynes manual says that or not

*sorry only just re-read what id put in the past, only need to change the bearing on the side thats knackered*[/quote]

Dont use copper grease, just use the normal grease.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:20 pm

[quote=\"hobsey\"]Dont use copper grease, just use the normal grease.[/quote]

oh yeah? and whats wrong with copper! i love the stuff, its ment to be used where you have two dissimilar metals to stop a reaction between the two

hobsey · Post by **hobsey** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:24 pm

nothing wrong with copper grease, its good stuff. but the haynes says to use normal.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:29 pm

does it? hmm ok i take it back

i just like the copper stuff, its sooo shiny!

i cant find my corsa haynes manual now, was looking for it last night (hardly use it as my cars now a Vectra/ Astra hybrid thingy) and its been over 3yrs since i had my nova.