wheel bearing silly question

[denviks]

hi all. a bit of a daft question and i think i already know the answer but just want to check. my near side wheel bearing has developed a tiny tiny amount of play over the last couple of thousand miles or so. is it ok to do the normal car thing and just nip it up a nats nacker?

see im feeling daft for asking now  :oops: .

oh and the reason i checked them was i heard a squeak as i was rolling along slowly. but as soon as i put my foot on the brake peddel it stopped but thought i would check anyway........ think it was a set of brake pads squealing  

[bobtail4x4]

They need a bit of endfloat but yes they can be nipped.

[denviks]

They need a bit of endfloat but yes they can be nipped.

so winde it in and then back it off as normal?  

[jaws]

if it went away when you tapped the brake,chances are that it's the pads rattling in the caliper!bit of copper slip should do the trick,or just turn the radio up!that cures most things! :lol:

[denviks]

if it went away when you tapped the brake,chances are that it's the pads rattling in the caliper!bit of copper slip should do the trick,or just turn the radio up!that cures most things! :lol:

thats was my way of thinking mate. im not getting any rumbling or anything so dont think its sinister   . got a run up to a meet in birmingham area this weekend so i might tighen it up tomorrow and take my spare set of bearings with me as a just incase.  :D

[denviks]

well this is weird  :?  just been out in the disco up to the shop and back. when i got back i thought i would nip the bearing up. checked the free play before starting and its gone. its nice and tight again  :shock: ....now im a bit lost, its no warmer than the rest and its making no noise. not sure what to do now  :?