Grinding noise coming from rear drivers side wheel

[fufkin]

Hi all,
My first post. I had a search but couldn't find any similar problems so I hope someone can help.
I have an R reg Micra K11 1.3. When cornering left there is a horrible grinding noise coming from the rear drivers side wheel. Is this a problem someone else has had. Any ideas what the problem could be?
I hope someone can help me. I grit my teeth every time I turn left.
Fufkin.

 

[frank]

wheel bearing maybe fufkin ?

 

[fufkin]

Hi Frank,
That was one of my thoughts. The other was suspension maybe. How easy is a wheel bearing change? Does it require specialist told?

 

[tomwest]

its quite easy. buy a whole new rear wheel hub.

1) chock the front wheels and jack up the rear of the car.
2) remove the wheel: 21mm socket.
3) take off the handbrake.
4) remove the drum: if its stiff, use some tyre irons to pull it off.
5) remove the hubcap: you're supposed to use a cold chisel on the back of the lip, but i always use a soft hammer on the edge instead.
6) remove the nut. its tight and peened over onto flats: i think the standard one is a 30mm, but could easily be 27 or 32mm. you're going to need a big breaker bar to crack it, either way!
7) pull the hub off. mine came off by hand on one side, but the other left a piece of the bearing on the stub axle. use a bearing puller to get it off, or you'll spend hours struggling.
8) clean up the stub axle.
9) put the new hub on.
10) tighten the nut to 168lb-ft, then peen the sides over onto the stub axle flats.
11) put the hub cap back on. use a SOFT hammer.
12) put the drum back on.
13) put the wheel back on.
14) drop the car down.
15) torque the wheel bolts to 80 lb-ft.
16) remove the chocks, and go for a test drive!

 

[fufkin]

Cheers Tom.
Looks far easier to change the whole hub, so I'll for that. 168lb-ft is a lot. Will have to check I have a torque wrench somewhere. If not I'll do it FT.

 

[fufkin]

Just looking at these. Any opinions welcome on either please?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/N...dec4bb43fea7f112f612d4133c46b2326293df&000370
http://www.bestpartstore.co.uk/7167841

 

[fufkin]

Ok, so I changed the bearing at the weekend. Was a 30mm socket. In all took about 15 minutes. Easy job.

BUT... the creaking/grinding noise is still there. Could it be a suspension noise?

 

[frank]

nearside rear maybe ? you can usually feel the vibrations from a worn bearing by holding the hub with 1 hand while spinning the wheel

 

[fufkin]

Well, I kept the other bearing as I know it's good, so I could have a go at putting it on the other side. The thing is, the noise is definitely coming from the drivers side.