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MOT Fail... Help...

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hrh_dave:
Well it was only £27 so cant grumble at that side of it...

Is there any definitive way of checking whether its the wheel bearing or the swivel, as just been told it can be easily mistaken...

Dave

Range Rover Blues:
If it's a wheel bearing the play will be present front and rear as well as top and bottom, assuming the calliper isn't gripping the wheel.

You probably have to strip the hub off anyway so you'll know when you get to it.

Also, if the play is detectable with the car stood on it's wheels, a wheel bearing would give you a clunk as it climbs off one race or the other, if that makes sense.

Finally, if there are 2 of you you can feel the affected section underneath while an assistant rocks the wheel.

lambert:
Lift the suspect wheel so it is just off the ground then with a decent sized bar and pivot see if there is any vertical movement of the wheel. It will feel like a clunk as it hits top or bottom.

Saffy:
kit will need shimming too, you have to set it up on the bench. Use a spring loaded fish weighing scales.... get peeved off and set to it *feels* right and doesn't snag when rotated back and forth.

hrh_dave:
One silly question... what size brake pipe... Ive got a load of ends in the Horse lorry but that means going outside... and fishing about there in the dark...

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