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Wheel bearing

  • 12-01-2012 5:23pm
    #1
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭


    I have a car and it seems to vibrating a lot over towards the passengers side.
    I reckon it could be a wheel bearing...any one know is it dangerous to keep driving the car??...also anyone know roughly what it would cost to replace it ??.its a ford focus 2005 3 door


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  • #2
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    Much much more likely to be a wheel out of balance or a bulge on a tyre, particularly so if you haven't abnormally high mileage for that year.

    Worn wheel bearlings would generate more noise than vibration.

    Start by inspecting the tryes on that side for any damage. If none is visible, get the balancing checked. Take it from there.


  • #3
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    cheers for the reply... there's only 68,000km on it, hopefully its not the bearing


  • #4
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    trepasers wrote: »
    cheers for the reply... there's only 68,000km on it, hopefully its not the bearing

    Unlikely with that mileage, unless the car was in an accident at some stage.

    Let us know what the problem was when you get to the bottom of it.


  • #5
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    wel coming to think of it...the previous owner crashed into a wall with it last year during the bad ice...will do.. have it booked into a mechanics tomorrow..


  • #6
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    As above, if a wheel bearing was damaged to the point of causing vibrations then it would have been very noisy before now.

    If the vibration only just started, did you hit any potholes? or park in any mud? What's the tyre condition?


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  • #7
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    well went to the mechanics there and he said the wheel bearing was gone...more money:rolleyes:


  • #8
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    trepasers wrote: »
    well went to the mechanics there and he said the wheel bearing was gone...more money:rolleyes:


    Did he show you the problem with the car on the lift?

    A sudden wheel bearing failure on a low mileage focus sound very strange.


  • #9
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    no he didnt show me anything but hes a friend of ours so he would hardly mess around


  • #10
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,632 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Are they the original wheels or have you or the previous owner changed them?


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