Humm from the rear.

Lovedoctor · Post by **Lovedoctor** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:07 pm

Just spent a bit of time and money preparing my car for its MOT. Replaced a caliper, new pads and discs, oil and filter change. Took the car for a wee drive and there appears to be a hum/drone from the rear (not my ass)

. Anyone got any ideas?

Post by **Donald** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:11 pm

Wheel bearing I bet.

If it disappears when you veer left or right you can identify which side.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:23 pm

definitely a wheel bearing you should be able to tell the side by listening I can with mine lol I have replaced it with a second hand one and its back

so your better getting a new hub

Lovedoctor · Post by **Lovedoctor** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:03 pm

Would it be a Mot fail? How much is a new bearing/hub?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:32 pm

They wouldn't know if it makes noise or not, it would only fail if there was play in it or if they felt that it didn't run smoothly when they spin it by hand.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:39 pm

as said not an mot fail unless its ready to let go which is dangerous anyway it will feel sticky or oval when turning the wheel if its excessively worn then it will fail

Lovedoctor · Post by **Lovedoctor** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:15 pm

i gave it a few turns after the disc had been stripped from it and it appeared to turn freely. Frustrating! Oh well! Better pass

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:28 am

maybe its only just starting to go

Post by **indigolemon** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:41 am

You get a while before they become mega loud. It's a complete hub assembly on the rear, around £90 a side for decent parts. There are cheaper options on ebay but in this case I do think you'll get what you pay for!

I did both mine and got the bits from Jozef.

BigTom · Post by **BigTom** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:24 pm

Yeah drove mine for a few months with a noisy bearing until it started to drive me mad.

Fitting takes about an hour and its much cheaper to buy a third party bearing kit than to get one from Honda. Think I paid £90 for an SNR kit (after topcashback refund) plus £65 to get it fitted. Honda wanted £260 plus VAT or something stupid.