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[Rustic's missus]

Please Help.

I have a 1999 rover mibni sportspack with 13 inch wheels, but i have ongoing problems with the wheel bearings going! I have replaced the drivers side ones three times now and one/twice on the passenger side. I have only had the car a year and we r fed up of spending out on wheel bearings every few months.

I know the 13 inch wheels have more problems than say the 10's the weight etc and the low profile won't help either.
But it does seem odd that they r going this regularily. As my other half has an 1983 austin mini and his wheel bearings last forever and yes his are on 10 inch wheels.

But What could be wrong, can anyone help. Has this happened to anyone with a sportspack??


Thanks



chloe

[DaveRob]

that does seem excesive...... bit more info required tho.... who is doing the replacement of the bearings?.... what grease is being used and how is it being packed..... what bearings are being used..... are they matched timkins?..... post back and we can take it from their

Rob

[Rustic's missus]

My other half is replacing the bearings, he has been doing them for years on his own mini with no problems what so ever, The passenger side bearing are timkins. used the grease supplied with the bearings and used the whole tube.


Help!

[minidaves]

trade secert is to use drum brake bearings and the problem goes away

[Sleepy Stu]

Sounds to me like something else isnt right, i would start looking at all the suspension components and also look to see if the hub is distorted in some way?

[Rustic's missus]

trade secert is to use drum brake bearings and the problem goes away

what is so special about drum brake bearings? can you explain the difference?

[DaveRob]

I use timkins..... and their is NO grease supllied, its a bearing and normally bearing suppliers supply bearings not kits...... if i was you Id order bearings from M Machine or Minispares......... they wont come with grease...... get some Castrol LM and pack the bearing correctl..... what torque ar you doing the castle nut up to?
Rob

[Rustic's missus]

I use timkins..... and their is NO grease supllied, its a bearing and normally bearing suppliers supply bearings not kits...... if i was you Id order bearings from M Machine or Minispares......... they wont come with grease...... get some Castrol LM and pack the bearing correctl..... what torque ar you doing the castle nut up to?
Rob

oh sorry my mistake the grease was supplied with the drivers side bearings which was non genuine! we did use castorol grease for this bearing which is in question. And torqued upto the haynes manual guide.
What do u mean by packing, is there a particular way of application ?

[shorty]

bearings

check out the video link in that thread should help with info on packing the bearing with grease

[DaveRob]

I thought their was a YouTube vid for this...... but hessitatted to mention it cause me memory isnt goodat my age lol....... by the way ... give me a value for the castle nut torque.' rusticsmissus'...

Rob

[shorty]

neither is mine it took me about 5 mins to find the thread lol

still i hope it helps you out Rustic's missus

[MRA]

This is probably a case of not tightening them up with a flat washer first....

I use Timken bearings the secret is to NOT fit the coned washer but to tighten using a flat washer go for a cup of tea...... then gently remove flat washer and lightly grease cone washer and nut and torque up.....

However I would now suggest that before you do any of this you need to check your CV joints, as I am sure they will have been damaged by the bearings running on them

also take a look at CV fitting in this forum

I have laid out exactly what needs to be done a few times now in quite some depth

Fitting roller bearings in a sports pack will simply wear out quicker.

[MRA]

I use timkins..... and their is NO grease supllied, its a bearing and normally bearing suppliers supply bearings not kits...... if i was you Id order bearings from M Machine or Minispares......... they wont come with grease...... get some Castrol LM and pack the bearing correctl..... what torque ar you doing the castle nut up to?
Rob

Sorry Rob, I have had a quick look through my stock and they all come with grease

Edited by mra-minis.co.uk, 21 April 2009 - 08:49 PM.

[Rustic's missus]

Is the torque setting gonna be completely different for the castle nut in 13inch wheels as compared with 10 or 12 inch wheels?
We followed what the haynes manual said.

chloe

[Dylan8660]

The guidelines for mpi wheel nut tightening always makes me laugh, first you tighten it up to the recomended torque then to the next available slot in the castle nut - or two grunts I believe is the technical term. Seriously only use Timken bearing kits, fit and tighten up to torque then drive around for five minutes and then do a final torque and tighten.