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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 04:38 PM
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Default Possible knackered wheel bearing?

Last week I changed discs and pads all round for Godspeed grooved disc/Kevlar pad set. Since doing this I get a noise, somewhere between the sound of brakes metal on metal and wheel rubbing the wheel arch, if I go fairly quickly around a right hander, coming from the near side rear.

When I changed the disc it was not necessary to adjust the handbrake shoes on that side, the disc came off easily without doing so.

I have taken the wheel off and checked the caliper and pads and all looks well, nothing appears loose.
As I have 18's on I put the space saver on and went down the road, to see if it still did it, which it does.

Does this sound like bearing failure?
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 06:08 PM
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Could be rear diff but noises are very hard to diagnose as they move along the transmission etc
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 06:55 PM
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Would rear diff not make a noise all the time?
This only happens when going around a right hander and doesn't do it at all if going fairly steady.
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Probably would be all the time to be honest, maybe a sticky piston? All surfaces clean when putting new discs on etc?
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by forgedmarco
Probably would be all the time to be honest, maybe a sticky piston? All surfaces clean when putting new discs on etc?
Yeah all clean, pistons appeared to move nice and freely when I moved them back in to fit the pads. I've given the wheel a good shake while on the ground in neutral with handbrake off and there appears to be a bit of play, although when I tried this with the wheel jacked up there wasn't really any, don't know if the driveshaft took the play out when it was jacked up
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