fixed rear wheel bearing today

[gadgeroonie]

My noble is a low miler at 6000 miles - but it had worn the rear nearside wheel bearing ( i guess lots of roundabout action has caused it )

symptoms were a brake pedal that was a bit wobbly on first application after a hard bend and less travel on 2nd application - the disk was twisting causing the caliper to open

fitted the new one in under 2 hours and the tranformation was superb - I didn't realise how it had affected the handling !

if you suspect you also have a problem - get it looked at

[GTO400]

Are you sure you just didn't have a 'loose' wheel bearing hub nut, symptoms you describe are typical of this and it's a very common fault. Worn wheel bearings usually make horrible noises.

[Ash M400]

Part number please, can you also include the Torque settings?

[gadgeroonie]

i suspected it was a loose wheel bearing - but tightening it didn't work

i guess it had been loose for a while and caused it to wear

there is no torque setting as such - the bearing is a sealed unit, sorry no part number - the factory had removed it, but for what is worth it looks like identical to a ford fwd wheel bearing from a focus or mondeo