The Great Wheel Bearing Farce.....

[discostig]

Yeah my rears got replaced under warranty back around 50,000kms. Gets driven pretty hard from time to time...which is why I bought it

[Guest XR09]

For bushes.On the front it will be uneven tyre wear. They will try and fix it with a wheel alignment. But mostly it's the control arm bushes. These can also cause or let brake shudder happen. And they will try and grind your rotors away to a premature death. Only a decent suspension place will pick it up before you waste money.

On the rear it will be uneven tyre wear again. And excessive wheel tramp.

For the bearings it will be a noise on the opposite side too what your turning into, as in turning into a right hander you will get a groan or chirping from the left side. Or driving by a barrier or wall you will hear a chirping sound.

I usually only get about 6 to 8,000k's out of my tyres and I have a good suspension guy. So I always get a wheel alignment and balance on every new set of rubber. When your paying above five hundered a corner for tyres its worth the little extra.

[GinjaNinja]

Thanks xr09 for the tip, that'll become useful for future reference.

Since we're on the topic of chassis any useful tips and hints to look out for in regards to differential mounts / bolts they are known for being fragile and prone to failure

[discostig]

Well I had one of the rear wheel bearings die on me at 160,000km. Got Ford to replace them which seems to have been my first mistake (wanted it done ASAP) - one is stuffed again at 170,000km. That's 3 months driving for me.

Cost $328 for the pair of "BA 1215 A" Bearing Hubs, and $481.09 in labour...the dead hub has prematurely killed the tyre on that side too which I'm off to get replaced this morning. $&^%*.

[sexual harrassment panda]

I have fit after market hub's to my BA (wheel bearings) and got 5000km out of the left and 8000 out of the right and they were skf set went back to ford ones so far done 40,000 no issues did you replace the dust cap or check it for holes allot of people I've seen punch holes in the side without realizing water gets in and bye bye bearing but like it's been said parts warranty every manufacturer has its off day.

Neil

they weren't skf mate, they were either a fake or someone sold you the wrong part, you got stooged. SKF hubs units for these cars didn't even exist at the time of that post. I don't know if they even exist now. Swedish company not too interested in the tiny australian car market.