Stuffed wheel bearings?

[Scruffy]

Hey guys, I hit a pothole the other night which blew out my front right tyre Since then I now have a slight grinding noise from that side of the car. I put the spare on and I have checked the wheel nuts which are tight!? The sound is also louder the harder I brake or corner. Could it be that the hit has damaged the wheel bearings?? I haven't had a chance to take the wheel off and have a decent look yet. Any other ideas?

[Blitzen]

Hey guys, I hit a pothole the other night which blew out my front right tyre Since then I now have a slight grinding noise from that side of the car. I put the spare on and I have checked the wheel nuts which are tight!? The sound is also louder the harder I brake or corner. Could it be that the hit has damaged the wheel bearings?? I haven't had a chance to take the wheel off and have a decent look yet. Any other ideas?

Sounds like it I'm afraid. Lift the wheel off the ground and try and move the hub laterally, and see if there is any Freeplay there.

[Scruffy]

Everything looks to be good. The only thing I can think of is that it actually sounds like the tyre making a squeaking noise against the rim! Maybe its not seated properly!

[Smead]

Mate, my bushings went when I hit a massive pot hole last year. wasnt really making noise though.

What rims are you running?

[Scruffy]

Just stockies, but its the first time I have used the spare so it may just be that tyre.

[kaanage]

Try swapping the spare across with the other front to see if the noise moves.

[noone]

what rims? if they are aftermarket your spigot rings may be munted.

[noone]

Think one of mine has gone...

Anyone else dealt with this?

Unsure if I should tool up or get the shop to do it.

[h100vw]

Think one of mine has gone...

Anyone else dealt with this?

Unsure if I should tool up or get the shop to do it.

Are you saying a bearing has failed?

Gavin

[noone]

I have a noise which is noticeable at 60kms and gets louder at higher speeds. Had the parcel shelf out yesterday and was very noticable. Not sure what else it would be, all spins freely and tyres look normal.

[Bflat]

My rear left bearing is on the way out also. It wasn't too bad two weeks ago but it's pretty loud now. The most annoying time is when it's only slightly mismatched to the frequency of the exhaust note (wawawawawawawa you get the drift).

I'll drop it off soon to be pressed out and have a new one wacked in.

[noone]

I don't think the rears have to be pressed out, apparently the rears are easy (rear left seems common for some reason) and fronts are a pain.

[noone]

Picking up on this as the bearing (or whatever it is) is now getting pretty loud.

Looks like you can't just buy a new bearing? Can anyone look it up on ETKA / ETC please?

[VWindahouse]

Mate why don't you just buy the KMAC strut tops. You will never need to replace the bearings again as they would survive a nuclear war and I'm guessing if you have to buy the complete OEM tops it is probably going to cost more anyway. Plus you'll love the camber!!

[noone]

Thats true, but I'm not talking about the strut bearings, I'm talking about the thing that lets the wheel rotate... It sits inside the hub.

Also, its for the rear.