hi can anyone help me.

when driving my scoob it makes a whining sound from the rear passenger side it seems.

as i speed up so does the noise. it. the gears all select fine and the clutch works perfect no judder etc.

was told it was a wheel bearing. if so are these easy to fit.

thanks

 

Sounds like bearing mate. Never changed a scoob bearng before must admit so cannot comment.


Steve

 

cheers mate

 

The changing of the bearing is dependant on what tools you have available!

Taking the hub off - easy and just a spanner job.
Removing the bearing - the bearing will break up if doing this at home....

the outer bearing casing comes out of the hub easy enough with a hammer and a suitable driver (I've used a block of aluminium to do mine to minimise the risk of damage to the hub).

The inner bearing which will now be stuck on the (i don't know the name of it!!!) bit that your wheel bolts too.....hub flange??? is a bit more tricky. I don't know how best to get this off. A set of pullers may be easier than why I'm about to describe and what most people will cringe at.....

I used a grinder with a thin cutting disk to remove a slice out of the inner bearing (not cutting in towards the hub but just removing as much of the bearing as i could). The next step i used a worn flap disk to remove more and more material of the bearing until eventually you will see when there is not a lot of material left the metal will discolour and crack...meaning the bearing can be removed easily by hand.

It sounds barbaric and probably is but with care and attention its saved me several hundred quid over the past few years in having to take the car to a garage!

Alternative....buy a second hand hub and just fit that! I paid 75 quid for a low milage hub and a bearing was coming in at about 60 quid!

I await the slating I'm about to get for my method

Just read that its the rear....of which I have no knowledge of the bearing set up as I've only changed my fronts!