rear axel or wheel bearing?

  1. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 york Posts: 52 saxo vts
    #1
    keep hearing bangs from the rear left hand side of the car
  2. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 york Posts: 52 saxo vts
    #2
    ffs i keep hearing bangs from the left hand side of the car comeing fromt the rear so i looked into it and i can pull the wheel back and forth with force the wheel is on tight so could it be a bearing or is the axel past it?
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2007 North-east - Washington Posts: 7311 Clio 182, Fireblade GSX-R 750
    #3
    sure its not just your damper fucked?
  4. Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 Derby Posts: 1021 Posi saxo, flatty, Peugeot bipper, Vauxhall vectra
    #4
    time for new axel
  5. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 york Posts: 52 saxo vts
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by L33h View Post
    sure its not just your damper fucked?
    no i can move the wheel back and forth on the floor!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by OMGASAXO View Post
    time for new axel
    how sure are you and is there no way around not replaceing it?
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #6
    Jack it up and see if it wobbles, if it does then its time to change over. Also a good sign is if the arch inside is polished from the tyre rubbing against it.
  7. Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 Derby Posts: 1021 Posi saxo, flatty, Peugeot bipper, Vauxhall vectra
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ixwill View Post
    no i can move the wheel back and forth on the floor!



    how sure are you and is there no way around not replaceing it?
    Very very very certain. Your getting bangs from the rear? and you can move the wheel back and forth while it's not even jacked up?
    Park the car on a flat surface and have a look at the back of your car. Do the wheels look like this /__\ ?

    And you can get a kit to fix the axle, But so much easier to just replace it... Ive been through 3 axles now lol.
  8. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 york Posts: 52 saxo vts
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by OMGASAXO View Post
    Very very very certain. Your getting bangs from the rear? and you can move the wheel back and forth while it's not even jacked up?
    Park the car on a flat surface and have a look at the back of your car. Do the wheels look like this /__\ ?

    And you can get a kit to fix the axle, But so much easier to just replace it... Ive been through 3 axles now lol.
    the wheels seem to have no camber at all yeah if it is the axel i will just replace it theres a rear disk beam at the scrapy near me whice is a bonus with mine being a vts the disk ect seems to stay still when i move it would that move if it was the axle? and yeah its while its on the floor...
  9. Established Member Joined: Sep 2011 dublin Posts: 1200 saxo 1.6 8v VTR
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ixwill View Post
    the wheels seem to have no camber at all yeah if it is the axel i will just replace it theres a rear disk beam at the scrapy near me whice is a bonus with mine being a vts the disk ect seems to stay still when i move it would that move if it was the axle? and yeah its while its on the floor...
    Jack it up and see if there's play, also as said above check the arch for scraping, you can buy the bearing kits, there's guides in switching them over, your pins may be fucked though depending how long ago the bearings failed..
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  10. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 york Posts: 52 saxo vts
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nates-VTR View Post
    Jack it up and see if there's play, also as said above check the arch for scraping, you can buy the bearing kits, there's guides in switching them over, your pins may be fucked though depending how long ago the bearings failed..
    where abouts am i checking for play?