3rd wheel bearing in as many months why?

1. user_53022 Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 26

   #1 9th March 2012, 20:24

   My passenger side wheel bearing is gone for the third time and im wondering if my driveshaft has something to do with it.I done a search and seen that there is a tapered one and a straight cut one my saxo is a 01 vtr here pictures or my two driveshafts.Also i replaced my passenger one 3 months ago then it started to eat my bearings.
   
   passenger side driveshaft.
   
   
   Driver side one.
   
2. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #2 9th March 2012, 20:26

   a 2001 should have tapered type of hubs and bearings, bearings and hubs aren't interchangeable though if someone has fitted used parts in the past there may be a mis-match
3. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #3 9th March 2012, 20:27

   looks like the newer driveshaft may be the flat type, is your hub nut shorter on that side?
4. user_53022 Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 26

   #4 9th March 2012, 20:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte looks like the newer driveshaft may be the flat type, is your hub nut shorter on that side?

   This is what i thought, i can't check the hub nut untill tomorrow morning but what do i need a new driveshaft or a hub and just order a bearing for a mk1 saxo?
5. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #5 9th March 2012, 21:17

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by BarrVTR This is what i thought, i can't check the hub nut untill tomorrow morning but what do i need a new driveshaft or a hub and just order a bearing for a mk1 saxo?

   You either need a new tapered driveshaft & bearing (if its bad again) or mk1 vtr hub & bearing but i'm not too sure if the mk1 hub would fit without problems. I would personally just swap the driveshaft and bearing to save any problems in the future
6. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

   #6 9th March 2012, 21:17

   looks like as above you have the wrong driveshaft. i think you'll need a tapered shaft for that bearing
7. user_53022 Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 26

   #7 9th March 2012, 21:37

   Cheers for the help lads ill get a mk2 driveshaft from the scrapyard then so.