Grinding / rubbing noise from rear right wheel?

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:13 pm

Particularly when going up / downhill or when weight is on the rear right wheel - an intermitant grinding / rubbing sound like something is catching or rubbing - MOT is up this week so if anyone has a clue what might be wrong I'd appreciate some direction so that I can pretend I know what I'm talking about when I take her into the garage

Cheers

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:21 pm

poss wheel bearing

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:45 pm

id start with the wheel bearing,relatively easy to do yourself in a couple of hours if your handy with the spanners, jack the car up so theres no weight on the wheel then try to shake it,if theres any play its definately the wheel bearing.

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:53 pm

Have to disagree with you there fuzzy mate, took me and my mechanic friend over three hours to do one rear wheel bearing today (We were going to do both) and it was an absolute mission. Also the car was in a fully equipped workshop on a four poster ramp with loads of people round to help. Just disassembling the rear arm was a nightmare, then you have to try and beat the bearing out, and the new one in. I'm dreading doing the other side.

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:03 pm

no problem mate, i think the biggest hassle is if anythings rusted or seized, then your right , it can be a nightmare and take hours

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:05 pm

Yeah, thats what we found. Every single bloody bolt was rusty and obstinate. Don't think the serious hangovers did our workshop performance any favours either.......

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:58 pm

could it be his handbreak shoe retaining spring has popped out?

Post Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:09 am

JohnOno

Could you give me a bit more info about handbrake shoe retaining spring etc

Just had a mate pre MOT it and it failed on the handbrake, this could be the problem....he's a trained ford mechanic so would like to direct him to the source of the problem rather than letting him loose

Cheers

Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:02 am

OllieB wrote:......then you have to try and beat the bearing out, and the new one in. I'm dreading doing the other side.

Erm, don't beat barings back in.. press them. If you beat them you bugger them up, they are normally still ok but don't expect it to be too long before you have to do them again..

Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:23 am

Well we sort of had this press kit, you get the one thats the right size for the bearing and then 'persuade' it back in with a hammer. Geez that done it has been a grease monkey for like 50yrs, so I trust him. You're right though, bearings don't take well to violence.....