I don't recall the suggested "tire test" but I think things would have
to be pretty bad for you to be able to rattle the wheel around by
hand. You will generally "feel" the problem first as twitchy handling
in rain or on ice/snow. If you crawl under and look at where the
bearing (trailing arm) and the axle tube meet you will likely see
signs of rust and/or that the trailing arm is not concentric with the
tube. If you don't see these signs it might not be too far along.
The best bet is to jump on the problem ASAP, it will only get worse.
If you do like I did and put it off for the better part of a year you
will always wonder how much of the damage to the bearing surface was
done in that time frame :). It is not too bad a job if you have the
manual.
John
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Simon Fryer <fryers@r...> wrote:
> > A while ago John Parsons tapped:
>
> > Simon,
> >
> > The extent of wear on the bearing surfaces will , of course, dictate
> > how succesful just a bearing change will be. If it is not too bad
> > then I would certainly go that route. You may find that only one side
> > is a problem. The ones I have seen go bad have always been the curb
> > side of the car (more sh!t on that side of the road).
>
> I think I have been quite lucky. The car has done less than 1000
miles since
> I really started to have problems. The tyre test described elseware
doen't
> generate a knock yet. Fingers crossed I haven't done any serious
damage to
> the axle tube.
>
> > The 2000 pound
> > price tag surprises me a little. When I priced a new rear axle tube
> > the price was a reasonable $1200 Canadian.
>
> I think the 2000UKP covers a bit more than just the rear axle tube.
>
> Simon
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