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DM I think you may be correct... I didn't spot that at the time.
I took the wheel off to check the hub nut. Couldn't get as much purchase to replicate the movement as I could with the wheel on so it was more tricky to spot what was moving. I had a quick look over the suspension and knuckle fixings but didn't spot anything that looked untoward visually, but I didn't check tightness of any connections as by this point I assumed it was the bearing.
Following the bearing replacement I'd also taken the car to get a full alignment, I would like to think they'd have spotted anything wrong with the rear track rod and mentioned it, but who knows...
3rd Jan 2023 4:40 pm
Bicycle repairman
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I'd be shot if I let a car leave the workshop like that I think for that amount of play it would have to be wheel bearing but better to take wheel off an check. I have seen cars come in with rose joints, lower arm bushes knocked out. Had a farmers defender in just before Christmas Told my boss he thought something was up with the front wheel bearing... he drove it until the wheel fell off so glad that vehicle is not road legalD4 GS let the retro fit begin
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3rd Jan 2023 5:03 pm
disco chris
Member Since: 25 Apr 2022
Location: London
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Update on this...
Took it back to the guy. He removed the hub nuts from the Meyle bearing kit which were quite erm, f d?! Threads looked almost stripped, even the outside of the nut looked like it had taken a beating as thought it was made of soft metal.
He said the nuts appeared to be made of poor quality steel and even though torqued correctly, were not doing their job in securing the hub to the driveshaft. He got hold of some OEM nuts, popped them on, and suddenly the car seems spot on again. No movement in the rear wheel that I can discern, and has stopped driving as though the front isn't connected to the rear.
The threads of the driveshafts look ok to me, I'm guessing (hoping) they are made from much harder steel than the Meyle nut if it is indeed soft / poor quality.
Bit of a stressful time I will admit, but hoping I am on the road to having my disco back and sorted...
11th Jan 2023 4:28 pm
disco chris
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d?! Threads looked almost stripped, even the outside of the nut looked like it had taken a beating as thought it was made of soft metal.
