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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 11 June 2009, 13:32:59

Title: which bearing?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 11 June 2009, 13:32:59

Omega Estate, facelift.

Rumble from rear - over 30mph.

Swing the wheel over to the right, noise goes completely. straighten up, and it's back.

Which side? I'd say you are taking the load off the left, hence it could be the left one?

Does sound more like driver side though...  :-/

Title: Re: which bearing?
Post by: al brown on 11 June 2009, 13:44:26

Depends if it is the inner or outer race that has worn. Only way to be sure is to spin the wheel and feel for it.
When my rear bearing went it was the opposite side to what I thought from cornering noise.
Al

Title: Re: which bearing?
Post by: RobG on 11 June 2009, 14:29:31

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Omega Estate, facelift.

Rumble from rear - over 30mph.

Swing the wheel over to the right, noise goes completely. straighten up, and it's back.

Which side? I'd say you are taking the load off the left, hence it could be the left one?

Does sound more like driver side though...  :-/

Swing to the right, load goes to left (passenger).

Title: Re: which bearing?
Post by: Dazzler on 11 June 2009, 16:29:13

If noise goes with you turning right, then its the drivers side bearing gone.
I take it if you turn left the noise remains when the load is on the drivers side wheel??
If so then thats the one ;)

Title: Re: which bearing?
Post by: al brown on 11 June 2009, 23:10:27

Would have agreed until mine went, like I said earlier, it was the other way round as it was the inner half of the race that had gone. So I had noise on a right turn even though it was the right bearing that had gone. You could tell when you jacked the car up and span the wheel though.
Al

Title: Re: which bearing?
Post by: Matchless on 12 June 2009, 13:36:38

Each bearing is actually two opposed bearings so you cant be sure which one is making the noise by using direction changes.
If you use a listening stick^TM and spin the wheel you should be able to pin-point the culprit.

Listening stick: extension bar or screwdriver wedged between suspect part and your ear, or the bony bit beside your ear. Really useful for diagnosing wheel, water pump and alternator bearings etc.

Title: Re: which bearing?
Post by: markfree on 12 June 2009, 13:47:24

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Each bearing is actually two opposed bearings so you cant be sure which one is making the noise by using direction changes.
If you use a listening stick^TM and spin the wheel you should be able to pin-point the culprit.

Listening stick: extension bar or screwdriver wedged between suspect part and your ear, or the bony bit beside your ear. Really useful for diagnosing wheel, water pump and alternator bearings etc.

Why not use a stethoscope - better than shoving a screwdriver in your ear ;D ;D :y

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