signs that wheels bearings need changing

[Chris1984]

can someone tell me how i know if the wheel bearings need changing,i have a funny feeling the front on mine do as when cornering its as though the wheel is wobbly but all nuts and bolts are tight.

[Gemini]

good chance the bearing is shagged then

my went a while back, wasnt shaking like yours but i had a constant knocking noise at the front

for the cost of them u may aswell just replace them to eliminate them being the prob, chances are they r fecked

gem

[Chris1984]

good chance the bearing is shagged then

my went a while back, wasnt shaking like yours but i had a constant knocking noise at the front

for the cost of them u may aswell just replace them to eliminate them being the prob, chances are they r fecked

gem

Nice one have some ordered,are they easy to change,is it just pop old out and new in or isw it more comp than that

[wonderpupp]

Theoretically, It is that simple, but sometimes the old ones can be a bugger to get out.

[cargo]

Having read this I can find no evidence whatsoever to confirm that the wheel bearings are worn................none

Nobody even tried to answer the orginal question

The symtoms described could just as easilly be a soft front tyre or a front brake binding even just a worn front tyre.

To be certain of worn wheel bearings you need to grab a hold of the wheel and feel for a movment in the bearings....................

[Chris1984]

Having read this I can find no evidence whatsoever to confirm that the wheel bearings are worn................none

Nobody even tried to answer the orginal question

The symtoms described could just as easilly be a soft front tyre or a front brake binding even just a worn front tyre.

To be certain of worn wheel bearings you need to grab a hold of the wheel and feel for a movment in the bearings....................

When you say front brake binding,what does that mean.when i'm riding the bike you can hear a noise as though the pads are constantly scrapping the discs.I had the front wheel up on the stand and it didn't feel like there was any play in it.

[reds]

if the brake is binding it basically means its caught on the disc (not returning to the caliper body) if you dont feel play in the bearings, but you are getting a rub on the front then this is more likely the issue - it means taking off the calipers, stripping and rebuilding - the pistons are a bugger to get out though ! i ended up having to buy a new set of brakes when i had this issue, as just couldnt get them out

its also an mot fail if the brake is binding - to check it, just get the bike in the stand and push the wheel to hear / see if it is catching. If it is only doing it in a particualr spot (not all the time) then it will be a warped disc that is the issue.

[Chris1984]

if the brake is binding it basically means its caught on the disc (not returning to the caliper body) if you dont feel play in the bearings, but you are getting a rub on the front then this is more likely the issue - it means taking off the calipers, stripping and rebuilding - the pistons are a bugger to get out though ! i ended up having to buy a new set of brakes when i had this issue, as just couldnt get them out

its also an mot fail if the brake is binding - to check it, just get the bike in the stand and push the wheel to hear / see if it is catching. If it is only doing it in a particualr spot (not all the time) then it will be a warped disc that is the issue.

sound thanks,will get someone to take a look at this then.good thing we don't have mot on bikes in ireland

[reds]

could also be that teh fork legs are low on oil ??? i had the same issue with mine handling oddly - turned out that the one fork seal was leaking badly, so their was hardly any oil in there, so when i went around a left hand corner it compressed really quickly, whereas the other one that was full of oil / not leaking took longer to compress, so made it feel really unstable

[Vard66]

Wheel bearings also will be prone to clonking, if they are shagged. My mate has a VFR, and we diagnosed this on it only the other day.

[RedexRobB]

dont count out the head bearings either. If bearings need replacing a sure sign is movement, head bearings can be adjusted out tho.