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SteveGoodz:
On the M5 coming home from a great day out on the West Somerset Railway on Sunday the Discovery did a bit of a lurch to the left, which I managed to correct. Fortunately I was just about to pull into the services so I gingerly carried on into the car park. It really didn't feel right and there was a weird noise coming from the near side front. When I got out of the car there was a smell of burned oil and I could move the N/S/F wheel about 5mm when I pulled on the top  :oops:

Wheel bearing? Yep. Took it apart today and it is goosed (that's a technical term similar to forked and burgered). The inner bearing has welded itself to itself and then broken up big style and the outer one isn't much better. Haven't looked at the off-side yet but am expecting a similar sight when I do.

Credit to Island4x4, they had dispatched my order within about 2 hours of me placing it. Unfortunately, they were too efficient as the parts had been dispatched before I realised I'd forgotten to order the grease seals. Hey Ho  :doh:

Here are some images of the damage:

Saffy:
eww bet that stank. Is the stub axle still okay? Have seen a couple of stubs that have been nuked after bearing cooked.

SteveGoodz:

--- Quote from: Saffy on March 29, 2010, 15:54:25 ---eww bet that stank. Is the stub axle still okay? Have seen a couple of stubs that have been nuked after bearing cooked.

--- End quote ---

Yeah, it still smelled today when I was taking it apart  :D

The stub looks okay but I won't know for sure until I get the inner race from the inner bearing off - waiting for a neighbour to get home from work to borrow his puller.

john656:
Mine didnt go quite that well..... took it apart and i couldnt turn the races  :D

POTASH:
yes its the same as mine lurched to the side on the m6, but i ended up putting another stub axle on

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