Just not my week… - Page 2

RogerHeinz57 · 23rd July 2015, 22:10

Blimey matey, thought it would be at least better than it was, sorry for the disappointment in this, but the hub had suffered for a time being way way too tight, running dryer than a nun's and the nett result being where we are now. If your lucky, maybe a local workshop with oxy plant may cut it away, but not sure what may be left behind on the stub and if it would be serviceable or not.
We have reached a stage where perhaps it is do or die!

bikerdude666 · 23rd July 2015, 22:25

Think I'll have to sulk about it over the weekend, then take a trip to a scrapyard on monday and get a replacement stub. Was tempted to buy an angle grinder to get it off, but like you say, the stub may well be FUBAR now as well. Shame some previous monkey insisted on using a 20ft bar to tighten it up with!

COLVERT · 27th July 2015, 21:01

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Originally Posted by bikerdude666

Think I'll have to sulk about it over the weekend, then take a trip to a scrapyard on monday and get a replacement stub. Was tempted to buy an angle grinder to get it off, but like you say, the stub may well be FUBAR now as well. Shame some previous monkey insisted on using a 20ft bar to tighten it up with!

Tightening it up hard makes no difference to the fit of the bearing on the stub axle.
The two items are designed to have a LIGHT drive fit between them.

Sometimes the application of a little heat will help the bearing to come off.

That and a sharp edged chisel tapped gently between the bearing and the rear hub.

bikerdude666 · 28th July 2015, 15:04

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Originally Posted by COLVERT

Tightening it up hard makes no difference to the fit of the bearing on the stub axle.
The two items are designed to have a LIGHT drive fit between them.

Sometimes the application of a little heat will help the bearing to come off.

That and a sharp edged chisel tapped gently between the bearing and the rear hub.

Thanks, a blowtorch and a hammer and chisel were used, but with no luck. Got it booked in with a local MG-R garage tomorrow morning, hopefully he'll get the rest of the bearing off. I was tempted to get an angle grinder and try and cut through it a bit and smash it off, but I know I'd slip or go too far and mess up the shaft.

Mg guy · 28th July 2015, 21:31

What I did on mine was take off the rear backing plate (doesn't mention wether you have done that) and it opened up a hole big enough to hit from behind with a big brass drift. Mine was tight on there and took about 15 minutes of hitting with various size hammers. Don't forgot a bit of copper slip when putting it back on so much easier next time.

klarzy · 28th July 2015, 21:41

first just check your wheel studs are tight, had a similar noise this summer and it turned out the wheel was held on by 2 finger tight studs... some little nonce had been playing silly buggars with a tyre iron...

RogerHeinz57 · 28th July 2015, 23:35

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Originally Posted by klarzy-dials.com

first just check your wheel studs are tight, had a similar noise this summer and it turned out the wheel was held on by 2 finger tight studs... some little nonce had been playing silly buggars with a tyre iron...

Pete, I went out to this one, it was a total mother to deal with, I did a bit of adapting a second user hub to keep Derrick mobile, but the whole thing really is banjaxed! Just hope the other side was not worked on by the same chimp that did the O/S/R.

bikerdude666 · 29th July 2015, 15:48

Got the car back from the garage now, wasn't exactly cheap, but he managed to eventually get the old bearing off. So now it's very smooth and quiet!

bl52krz · 30th July 2015, 21:33

Thats good. You can now face your son. Have a good time in Cornwall.

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RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	Blimey matey, thought it would be at least better than it was, sorry for the disappointment in this, but the hub had suffered for a time being way way too tight, running dryer than a nun's and the nett result being where we are now. If your lucky, maybe a local workshop with oxy plant may cut it away, but not sure what may be left behind on the stub and if it would be serviceable or not. We have reached a stage where perhaps it is do or die!

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bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	Think I'll have to sulk about it over the weekend, then take a trip to a scrapyard on monday and get a replacement stub. Was tempted to buy an angle grinder to get it off, but like you say, the stub may well be FUBAR now as well. Shame some previous monkey insisted on using a 20ft bar to tighten it up with!

29th July 2015, 15:48	#18
bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	Got the car back from the garage now, wasn't exactly cheap, but he managed to eventually get the old bearing off. So now it's very smooth and quiet!