Joseph Buttigieg
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The left front wheel on my Marea has some play North South. The garage checked for play and concluded that the wheel bearing nut needs to be tightened up a bit, I tried this but it couldn't be tightened any further (by the way I haven't managed to achieve the 70Nm + 62 degrees stated by the manufacturer but only 70 Nm plus about 40 degrees, it just couldn't go any further).
The play is still there. Now I recall that about 8 months ago, there was a grinding noise coming from this wheel which disappeared soone afterwards. The garage didn't hear anything and declared everything fine. This noise didn't show up again afterwards.
Can it be a worn wheel bearing? Rotating the wheel freely doesn't reveal any noises, however I have the impression I do hear a humming noise coming from the area lately.
One other thing, I hear clicking noises/knock coming form both front ends when drving on a rough road. Two garages checked the suspension and couldn't find anything loose. Any ideas???
The play is still there. Now I recall that about 8 months ago, there was a grinding noise coming from this wheel which disappeared soone afterwards. The garage didn't hear anything and declared everything fine. This noise didn't show up again afterwards.
Can it be a worn wheel bearing? Rotating the wheel freely doesn't reveal any noises, however I have the impression I do hear a humming noise coming from the area lately.
One other thing, I hear clicking noises/knock coming form both front ends when drving on a rough road. Two garages checked the suspension and couldn't find anything loose. Any ideas???