Wheel baring

1. Jo3fish Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1267 03 EP3

   #1 17th March 2010, 09:43

   I have changed the front NS wheel baring TWICE in the best part of 100, 150 mile?
   
   And its started wirring its tits off again, any ideas why this might be? Changing them this often is enough to make me rip my bollox off.
   
   Thanks
   
   Joe
2. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #2 17th March 2010, 09:45

   incorrect driveshaft fitted?
3. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #3 17th March 2010, 09:45

   wrong wheel bearing to match your driveshaft, make sure the driveshaft is the right profile to fit inside the wheel bearing/
4. Pidge Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR

   #4 17th March 2010, 11:31

   I have a vtr and the drivers side driveshaft completely smashed the casing. So I fitted a vts driveshaft and now my wheel bearing has gone. Could this be because the vts driveshaft didn't match the vtr bearing?
5. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #5 17th March 2010, 11:55

   could be - take the driveshaft out, check the end of it, and then check the profile of the inside of the wheel bearing
6. Jo3fish Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 1267 03 EP3

   #6 17th March 2010, 12:31

   Cant be the shaft because they havent changed.
   
   I can only assume that the baring must be incorrect, eurocarparts = complete utter bollox.
   
   Il conduct further investigation next weekend, simply too busy till then.
7. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #7 17th March 2010, 12:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by sm02_saxo Cant be the shaft because they havent changed. I can only assume that the baring must be incorrect, eurocarparts = complete utter bollox. Il conduct further investigation next weekend, simply too busy till then.

   Yes, the bearing sounds wrong - it'll need to be either a tapered or non-tapered wheel bearing (referring to the profile inside the bearing that is in contact with the driveshaft)