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  1. Wheel bearing surround/hub questions

    Hi Does anyone know if the octavia/mk4 golf/bora/TT wheel bearing surround, will fit to a Ibiza? Enabling a big brake conversion, to a Ibiza which has the carrier as part as the wheel bearing surround? Or are the fabia VRS, Ibiza FR bearing surrounds the only way to go? Thanks for...
  2. Whirring Noise - bearing or CV joint

    After having dived away from idiot and a near miss collision managed to catch near side wheel on the kerb. [:@] (sourced new alloy wheel as proper scraped and will be difficult to repair) Tracking has been reset but have whirring noise. Quiet when set off but as reach 30/40 mph whirring noise...
  3. Main dealer/Wheel bearing hub question?

    Just after some confirmation of what I think is going on here? Booked car into main dealer to have wheel bearing changed. Dealer rang me up to say hub was damaged in the process of removing wheel bearing and I need a new one. I visit dealer and ask to see damaged hub. I inspect hub...
  4. Changing a wheel bearing, difficult or easy?

    Looks like the wheel bearing on my LCR is on it's way out, I am fairly handy with a spanner and wondered if it's easy or difficult, and I presume I need to get access to a press?
  5. Berg

    rear wheel bearing hub

    to cut a long story short.. Bought my car with OZ superleggas 17" which have spacers on the rear The previous owner left the standard wheel bolts which are way to small, i only turn them twice and they are tight which leaves my car worrying to drive! The rear hubs have damage to the...
  6. swoosh225

    Rear wheel bearing noise LCR

    Anyone had any issues with rear wheel bearings on LCR.Mine are rumbling like mad originally thought it was tyre noise but have swapped wheels over from a mates car and it goes.Are they common?
  7. wheel bearing. Under warranty?

    hi everyone, my drivers side rear wheel bearing is on it's way out at 37,000 miles. is a wheel bearing covered under warranty? if i have to stump up the cash, how much will a dealer charge? thank you
  8. HELP!! Shaft bearing or Flywheel?????

    I've just been driving about and there is a supercharged sound coming from underneath the car. A strange whirring noise. Also, when I'm in neutral, it clonks and crunches as if I've tried to change gear without engaging the clutch. Feels like it's on its way out what ever it is :( Please help...
  9. chris27

    085 Bearing issue noise on start up

    Ive got a 1.4 with an 085 box. last winter there was a bit of a squeak on start up for about 10 seconds but this was only when the temp was almost 0. It stopped when summer was here and it was a bit warmer but the past few days, when it has been colder, its started to squeak again on start up...
  10. Possible wheel bearing gone....

    I think I've got a wheel bearing on it's way out, but I'm not sure which! I get a whoom-whoom-whoom typre noise at about 60-65mph, and slight vibration through the steering wheel. I thought it might be the wheel balancing, but I can't see any balancing weights that have fallen off or...
  11. krisbutler02

    front wheel bearing

    had a nasty knocking noise from the front passanger wheel whilst small acceleration and over big bumps thought it was the driveshaft but that looks fine but the found this is this normal ? or does the shaft hold it together
  12. Andy3004

    Knackered Wheel Bearing

    Hi guys and girls. So I'm pretty sure my left front wheel bearing is knackered... day before yesterday it started making a horrible vibrating/grinding noise when going straight and/or turning right. :censored: My question is, would you advise replacing both front ones while I'm at it? The...
  13. Front wheel bearing.

    I think my front left wheel bearing is on the way out, and I phoned up a company in Glasgow, Scottish Transmission services and they quoted £65 to supply and fit the wheel bearing. I am just wondering if this is a good price, what sort of price is the wheel bearing on its own? Does anyone know...
  14. FAST AL

    Wheel bearing maybe.

    Anyone noticed a sort of wheel bearing shallow noise coming from the rear in my case.Tyres are wearing well apart from the front one's that only have a few thousand miles left in them even though car's only done 14k.Put this down to being driven too harshly from new.I bought it with 6k on the...
  15. Front nearside wheel bearing

    Hi, can someone point me in the right direction on how to change the front wheel bearing on my Alhambra. Ive got a rough idea, it would just be nice to see or read how its done as ive not got a Haynes manual, will i need a puller? Thanks for any advice.
  16. Clutch thrust bearing?

    So after my ibiza starting making noises like a steam train, i was informed by the garage that my clutch thrust bearing has gone.. has anyone got any indication on how much it is to replace one of these, so i hopefully won't be in too much shock by the time i'm handed the bill! thanks
  17. SeanyK

    Wheel turning scraping sound at low-ish speeds... Bearing?

    Hey folks! My friend who works at SEAT is fitting my blueflame tbe and Seat sport suspension kit next weekend, however, I noticed, im sure it's getting worse... When I am travelling at quite low speeds, when I turn the wheel right, there is like a scraping type sound coming from the front...
  18. twig

    wheel bearing noise?

    Sorry to bring up an old subject but I've searched long and hard on this one and am still not sure. I've got a low rumbling noise when going less than 40. It sounds a bit like road noise but louder and seems to come from the front left side. At higher speeds, that noise stops and instead...
  19. acidstrato

    wishbone help needed could be the wheel bearing

    what holds this up? basically i just tried jacking one of my front wheels up and it didnt rise? the chassis just went up and the wishbone went down. i got the wheel off and it had dropped further and i had to jack the wishbone up so the hub was high enough to fit the wheel? everything seems...
  20. EoinM

    Clutch release bearing noise

    Noticed a bit of a groaning noise (yes, I am completely aware of the comments that will follow:censored:) last night when the car was idling, press in the clutch noise goes. They reckon release bearing is gone in the clutch. Bottom line is a new clutch (could just do the bearing but while...
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