Important! : wheel bearing - Saxperience

toms_vtr · 22nd July 2009, 10:43

basically my car keeps on chewing up the front left wheel bearing!!
its been lowered 60mm and it on standard vtr alloys

does anyone know why it keeps breaking wheels bearings and how i can stop it..
thanks

sax_o_milley · 22nd July 2009, 11:07

mine kept doing this, its standard ride height,

turned out the bearing had been put in on a slight angle,took it out cleaned it up re seated it & its been great up to now (touch wood) lol

taki · 22nd July 2009, 17:02

Other than above, id check you have the right driveshaft. Search for tapered non tapered. There are two types. If you have the wrong type then this can knacker the bearings.

DaN90 · 24th July 2009, 11:11

Im having a nightmare with front bearings atm tbh done front left about 2 months ago and it went last week so i bought another one and fitted it and all was good untill about 5 hours after when driving back home and the right front bearing has now started whineing and groaning!!!!!!