23-07-2006, 14:09
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
Yeah, if I went over a small bump it would feel like the car shuffles to the side about an inch or two, nothing huge but definately noticeable. But why be careful taking to a garage? 
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23-07-2006, 14:14
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
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Yeah, if I went over a small bump it would feel like the car shuffles to the side about an inch or two, nothing huge but definately noticeable. But why be careful taking to a garage? |
Because the wheel bearings are there for a reason lol.
Without them the handling of the car can be sloppy. If they are not already disintegrated, they soon will be, and if you are driving at speed, could lock the wheel up.
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23-07-2006, 14:18
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
Ah right! I thought you were warning me not to take it to a garage out of suspicion or something! 
Well get this: I was in Cardiff last night when they started playing up and had to drive the 35 miles home to Port Talbot - I reckon they're now damaged enough 
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23-07-2006, 14:23
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Ah right! I thought you were warning me not to take it to a garage out of suspicion or something!
Well get this: I was in Cardiff last night when they started playing up and had to drive the 35 miles home to Port Talbot - I reckon they're now damaged enough |
Nah just worried for your safety mate, Been there done it almost got killed by it.
Still I had come back, car had just had its 20,000 miles service a few days earlier.
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24-07-2006, 18:31
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
Took the afternoon off work to deal with this - it WAS the bearings, darned things were crumbling and totally mangled. Spent hours getting both rear wheels off (decided to change them together while I was at it) and fitted the new ones - car now runs like a dream and handles like it's on rails 
Happy me today 
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24-07-2006, 19:13
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Took the afternoon off work to deal with this - it WAS the bearings, darned things were crumbling and totally mangled. Spent hours getting both rear wheels off (decided to change them together while I was at it) and fitted the new ones - car now runs like a dream and handles like it's on rails
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24-07-2006, 20:20
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
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The handling is greatly improved - but that's how the car came, wasn't my choice  |
how the car came?? or did you choose the chavemobile and paid for it
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24-07-2006, 20:40
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
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Where did that come from?
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24-07-2006, 20:48
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
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Where did that come from?
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read post 9
What is it with you and constantly having to pick up my posts?
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24-07-2006, 20:57
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
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What is it with you and constantly having to pick up my posts?
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Did you mean this post?
"Mk 6 Escort 16v Si"
Just that I had one of these, and it was a family car, not a "chavmobile".
And if you think I am "picking up on your posts", I apologise - I did not mean to offend.
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24-07-2006, 21:00
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
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Did you mean this post?
"Mk 6 Escort 16v Si"
Just that I had one of these, and it was a family car, not a "chavmobile".
And if you think I am "picking up on your posts", I apologise - I did not mean to offend.
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no, i meant posts 8 & 9, the fact that its lowered etc and what was said about it
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24-07-2006, 22:44
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
OK enough debate about who said what thankyou. Subject please
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25-07-2006, 13:21
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Re: 'wobbly' wheels?
Damn I was getting ready for a fight then 
Glad you got it sorted without a massive Garage bill Russ 
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