swampduck Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 hi all , due to a lovely droning noise that s slowly getting worse , i have deduced that my nearside wheel bearing is on its way out . now i m reasonable with a spanner ,and the good old haynes seems to make it look quite straight forward.but before i start with the big hammer and the swearing has anyone actually replaced one ? is it ok ,or a bit of a b#tch. just thought i d ask ,cause if its a bit iffy i ll leave it to me local garage to fettle for me . cheers all ,swampduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny87 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 hi all , due to a lovely droning noise that s slowly getting worse , i have deduced that my nearside wheel bearing is on its way out . now i m reasonable with a spanner ,and the good old haynes seems to make it look quite straight forward.but before i start with the big hammer and the swearing has anyone actually replaced one ? is it ok ,or a bit of a b#tch. just thought i d ask ,cause if its a bit iffy i ll leave it to me local garage to fettle for me . cheers all ,swampduck As you are asking this question I will take it that you are not a mechanic and as such I will say: do not change a wheel bearing yourself, under any circumstance. EVER see this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...ts-tightly.html Take it to a good quality garage, or preferably Ford themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampduck Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 ta very much for the reply , gave it to me local garage to replace,who then informd me it had well and truly seized in the hub . anyhow they did it and old uncle festa is all nice and quiet again (well for an old deisel) As you are asking this question I will take it that you are not a mechanic and as such I will say: do not change a wheel bearing yourself, under any circumstance. EVERsee this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...ts-tightly.html Take it to a good quality garage, or preferably Ford themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny87 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Excellent! How much did they charge you for the pleasure? Only asking as I had some front wheel bearing change a couple of year back and I'm wondering if I was robbed. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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