near side front suspension strut

1. rooney L-plater Joined: Jan 2009 newcastle Posts: 77 black 2000 saxo vtr

   #1 14th February 2011, 12:31

   i thought my drive shaft was cattle trucked. turns out it could be my wheel bearing. had the car jacked up, there is a little play from top to bottom, hence reasoning it could be bearing. i know they a pig to change, so gonna change the whole strut(scrapyard jobby). wiil any four stud strut fit my 2000 vtr. it doesnt have abs.? could i use summit from a pug 106 etc, cos cant find vtr parts in scrapyard. any help?? cheers
2. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #2 14th February 2011, 14:41

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by rooney i thought my drive shaft was cattle trucked. turns out it could be my wheel bearing. had the car jacked up, there is a little play from top to bottom, hence reasoning it could be bearing. i know they a pig to change, so gonna change the whole strut(scrapyard jobby). wiil any four stud strut fit my 2000 vtr. it doesnt have abs.? could i use summit from a pug 106 etc, cos cant find vtr parts in scrapyard. any help?? cheers

   i should think so, the only problem would be the driveshaft as theres 2 styles where they go into the strut (tapered and flat)
3. pussmunky Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Wakefield Posts: 220 Furio

   #3 14th February 2011, 15:03

   i've been advised to replace the offside wheel bearing on my car, are they really that bad to change considering you have the right tools i.e press etc.?
   
   sorry for hijacking the post
4. rooney L-plater Joined: Jan 2009 newcastle Posts: 77 black 2000 saxo vtr

   #4 14th February 2011, 16:16

   when i changed mine it tuk 6hrs. when i was putting the new bearing in it collapsed. i didnt have a press to put it in with though. you prob b fine with one of those
5. rooney L-plater Joined: Jan 2009 newcastle Posts: 77 black 2000 saxo vtr

   #5 14th February 2011, 16:18

   soz for sounding like a novice, but is the tapered and flat end easy to spot? and it is the side that goes through the hub with the hub nut on the end???? any pictures
6. pussmunky Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Wakefield Posts: 220 Furio

   #6 14th February 2011, 17:37

   alrite cheers, hope it doesn't take that long suppose well see soon when I attempt it
7. tajktm L-plater Joined: Nov 2010 Edinburgh Posts: 69 1998 Open (now closed) Scandal 1.0

   #7 14th February 2011, 18:30

   Its not really that big a job without a press shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours. Need a blowtorch, big hammer a good drift and an angle grinder. Tapered axles have long nuts on them straight ones have shorter nuts.

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