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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Mark_Solesbury on November 02, 2007, 18:15:39

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 02, 2007, 18:15:39

Hiya

There is a knocking coming from the nsr wheel on my 90.

If you grab the wheel at the top, and shake you can hear it knock and there is a fair bit of play.

Im gonna strip it and look at the weel bearing tomorrow...

if its not that - any other ideas?  If you hold the back plate of the disk, you can feel the play in that area...

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: clbarclay on November 02, 2007, 22:55:57

Worn swivel bearings would also allow play in the top of the wheel, but usually you get steering wheel vibrations when they start to wear.

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: Paul on November 02, 2007, 23:02:14

Shake it again and get someone to put the foot brake on, if the knock stops it's the wheel bearing, if it's still there it's the swivel pin bearings or something else...

Have you checked your wheel nuts are tight  :)

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: davidlandy on November 02, 2007, 23:05:28

if its the rear wheel as said its the bearing.

dead easy to do, fortunatley as they seen to need a lot of attn.

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: Paul on November 02, 2007, 23:15:08

Read it as nsf not nsr  #-o

Same still applies to putting the foot brake on but it won't be your swivel bearing at fault - just loose wheel nuts  :lol:

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: Daz800 on November 03, 2007, 08:55:23

just had the same thing with my 90.

Bearings were fine i just  regreased them after a good clean down.

easy job. if it was new bearing and seals i would say about 1 hour labour.

Darryl

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: davidlandy on November 03, 2007, 09:19:13

Quote from: "Paul"

Read it as nsf not nsr  #-o

Same still applies to putting the foot brake on but it won't be your swivel bearing at fault - just loose wheel nuts  :lol:

someones been on the pop again  :wink:

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: clbarclay on November 03, 2007, 09:22:20

Quote from: "Paul"

Read it as nsf not nsr  #-o

I had just man read it and missed that bit completely #-o

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 03, 2007, 10:55:49

K

Ive nipped the wheel bearing up a tad, but have discovered where my knock is actually coming from

Its got Old Man Emu 672?? springs on it.

The knock is the NSR spring rattling in the top of the mount thats welded to teh chassis.

Its the only one that is doing it. I dont have a spring compressor to remove it to look properly.

Is there supposed to be some form of gasket between the spring and the mount? If you hit the spring with your hand, you get a loud rattling sound.

Any Ideas?

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: davidlandy on November 03, 2007, 15:25:44

jubilee clip the spring into the seat.

Title: Wheel Bearing Play
Post by: L90OOK on November 03, 2007, 15:38:01

The weight of the vehicle should be keeping the springs in place  :-s  :-k
Something isn't right there...if someone stands on the rear of the landy does the suspension compress?
It sounds like something is keeping the chassis & axle apart.
Try removing the shock & see what happens.