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(Message started by: Baw_Flinger on Apr 25^th, 2006, 2:06pm)

Title: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Baw_Flinger on Apr 25^th, 2006, 2:06pm

Well this morning I came in to work and driving up through the car park I heard a familiar intermitant sort of rubbing/slight grind noise from my o/s rear wheel that increased or decreased with speed. Now, and here is the rub. I had that bearing done only 3 or so months ago. I have jacked it up and there does not seem to be much (if any) play at all in the wheel but I do get an occasional 'twang' sort of noise as I am pulling backwards and forwards in different directions. Also made that noise as the jack started to take the weight off the wheel. After work today, I am going to see if its going to make any more noise.
Is there anything else I should be looking at that I have not already done before throwing my hands up, spitting another dummy out and giving my mechanic a call?? >:( >:(
£800 and counting since Jan........

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Atlantic_blue on Apr 25^th, 2006, 2:30pm

It may be the cv joint, take off the gaiter & try regreasing it.

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by mr._floppy on Apr 25^th, 2006, 8:10pm

I don't think there should be any play at all in the rear wheel bearings :-X

WOW :o £800 spent on it so far this year? , and here's me annoyed at shelling out £30 for a front wheel alignment check to-day ( which made not a jot of difference , Hey Ho ).

I would certainly get your mechanic to have a look see.

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Baz on Apr 25^th, 2006, 9:03pm

He would get his mechanic to have a look, but he is probably in Barbados on what Lee has spent so far!

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Simmo on Apr 25^th, 2006, 9:31pm

The advice on new bearings is that they should be checked after a few miles to ensure they are still torqued up to the required 200ft/lbs. This is way beyond the 'normal'DIY torque wrench and I manage to borrow one from my local garage. That is a 3/4 drive and the socket is 41mm albeit the old one was 38mm. Could it be that the brake pads are not properly located in the adjuster as the 'peg' on the back has to fit in a groove to ensure the handbrake mechanism works correctly.

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Baw_Flinger on Apr 25^th, 2006, 10:03pm

As always, thanks guys! Yup, sound was still there and it was never checked out after the new unit went in, but the guy didnt have a clue about scorps and I stopped using him over a month ago. I'll give my new guy a call tomorrow and report back. I've got that sinking fealing, seems to be pretty much every month now >:(

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Octavian_P on Apr 26^th, 2006, 7:47am

on 04/25/06 at 21:31:10, Simmo wrote:

The to ensure they are still torqued up to the required 200ft/lbs. This is way beyond the 'normal'DIY torque wrench and I manage to borrow one from my local garage.

200 ft/lbs is 270 Nm ??

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Simmo on Apr 26^th, 2006, 9:29am

271.2 if you are being fussy!!. Thats what my conversion chart says.

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by mazzy_j on Apr 26^th, 2006, 11:31am

When i did my back 2 bearings i did the hub up to 200 Nm which seemed very tight. Should it have been 270Nm?

The 'twang' noise could be from a supension bush somewhere which is adjusting itself when you jack it up?

Matt

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Baw_Flinger on Apr 26^th, 2006, 1:25pm

Went down to see my guy today. Turns out BOTH sides were as loose as a Kings Cross hooker, so he tightned them up and we took it for a spin and all is well for the time being. It even sorted out my slightly sqeaking brakes ::) Will have to keep an eye on it though for a bit but fingures crossed......
I have collected all the toys lying about my pram now, but I will keep a few handy just in case :P

BTW, my guy said that the origonal Ford spec (going back to when he was there) was 300Nm!! But he gave out a loud chortle and said in reality, you get no where near that. His trick is to use a new nut every time with locktite, take it up to maximum safe torque and leave it be! He also gave me a full run down on how most places get it wrong and all the in's and out's of how it should be done. He regailed me with a story of when the scorps first came out, the rear bearings were shocking and for a long time before they got them sorted, he spent most of his working week fixing them! ::)

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Simmo on Apr 26^th, 2006, 2:56pm

Glad you're sorted. As you say re-check the torque in a couple of weeks but if he's used Loctite and torqued them up to 200 you should be ok. Fingers crossed.

Title: Re: Running out of teddy bears!
Post by Snoopy on Apr 26^th, 2006, 6:12pm

It should be 200 FT lbs or 270NM