ive just failed a wof for excessive play in the right rear, and have pressed the new bearing on the axle, but there is still play, could this be due to the diff being a bit sloppy and not supporting the axle!
snoopy221,
Oct 7, 5:13am
wow congatulations on your rear wheel drive 1989 diahatsu charade. [Perhaps make year and model might assist here!]
mrfxit,
Oct 7, 5:24am
Blimin heck, do you want the good new or the bad news
AArrhhh burger it, here goes.>>>>> MOST front wheel drive cars that fail a wof for "excessive play" in a back wheel bearing, CAN be tightened up with no problems, as long as theres no noises from the original bearing. it's normally only a SLIGHT amount of play that fails a wof with no bearing noise.
THATS what you are needing to do with the new bearing as well, UNLESS theres a lot of play which in that case the bearing seats may not be "seated" correctly
jummybuffett,
Oct 7, 6:12am
its a rear wheel drivewith a solid rearnot irs . new bearing is seated correctly, is it possible that if the diff has excessive wear that it may not support the axle causeing play!
unbeatabull,
Oct 7, 6:40am
Solid rear would say its in the diff.
snoopy221,
Oct 7, 6:41am
Kenworth aye!
snoopy221,
Oct 7, 6:45am
Okay so ya profile kinda SUGGESTS it might be anything from an RX2 to an RX7
End of the day older rear wheel bearing systems SOMETIMES actually had a manufacturers TOLERANCE for play. Also sometimes someone has gas axed off a bearing and the new bearing can't seat properly. Or the steel bearing retainer [goes on axle first and 4 nuts hold it] may need replacing. taper roller! sealed bearing! ball race bearing with oil seal seperate! [neva done a tang b4.]
jummybuffett,
Oct 7, 7:02am
it is a sealed bearing,but am thinking the diff is worn as i have never encountered this problem before, only one way to find out, cheers for the input
snoopy221,
Oct 7, 7:08am
Some earlier IMPERIAL bearings in SOME vehicles had an *O* ring built in to the bearing outer race outside. Replacement bearing may have a diferrent outside diameter. due to being actually a metric size. But again make, year and model unspecified.- .
snoopy221,
Oct 7, 7:09am
Suggest ya pull BOTH axles and mike er up.
jummybuffett,
Oct 7, 7:16am
will do cheers
jmma,
Oct 7, 7:34am
Make it simple, what is your car and what year was it born (o:
mrfxit,
Dec 16, 4:04pm
LOL well THAT helps>> > > >> > >bugger all
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