FlangeWasherRubber

Mine did this with a genuine bearing that had never been touched. For whatever reason, even when the bearing is COMPLETELY rooted you won't really get noticeable wobble in the wheel, so it's kinda hard to pick up. But yeah, mine ruined the hub inner stub thing as well. Turned into about a $400 job or so? I figure you've got it well and truly sorted by now anyway.

Recently I have gotten a grinding/squelching/scratching noise coming from front left of car when turning right or if I yank it left. Its gotten worse and worse over last 2 or 3 days. When im driving while slightly turned left its fine. Happens at all speeds and increases in frequency as I speed up. Its not a clicking so doubt its CV/Axle. I could be wrong on that tho.

1 1/4 tailpiecewasher

I assume its already been replaced before. I dont know the service life of a wheel bearing but im sure a third one at 160,000 kms is a little short.

Sink tailpiecewasher

Yea all sorted. I took hub out myself and took it to the mechanic so that would save some $$. Not sure of cost yet. At least 150 for bearing, second hand hub was $50 ish (they got it)  plus some labour.

I have wiggled wheel vertically and no movement from wheel bearing or strut however there is a little movement when wiggling it horizontally and the movement is coming from the rack, just a little play I guess. Cant see any stones lodged anywhere near the rotors/pads.

Rubberflangedtailpiecewasher

I've usually gone to Saeco Wilson for bearings in the past, if you have like a random one, that doesn't correspond to any sort of kit. They supply a lot of stuff to engineering shops/workers, so only use the best stuff.

Took down to mechanic and they said its been "spinning on the hub" whatever that means and in short its buggered. I need a new hub. Great..

Flangedtailpiecewasher

Will a repco bearing do the job? Im prob gonna try do this myself or take the hub to mechanic to get it pressed out and in correctly.

I talked to my mechanic and he said Repco wheel bearings are fine. So I got one on my way home. (DONT USE REPCO BEARING)

Would like to know what everyone here thinks it could be. Ill prob take it to mechanic tomorrow if I cant figure it out.

Took hub off and looked at the bearing and sure enough it has a bunch of movement in it. More worryingly the current bearing has all the same writing that my replacement repco bearing has on it "Koyo" etc etc.*facepalm*

Steel flangewasher

Took down to mechanic and they said its been "spinning on the hub" whatever that means and in short its buggered. I need a new hub. Great..

Any bearing that's made in Japan is good. Genuine would ofc be made in Japan (probably would be a NSK bearing or something).

Bugger... it means the centre of the bearing that is supposed to spin, was seized ...and the outer casing of the bearing was instead doing the spinning.