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hi need some advise again we have had a noisy near side wheel bearing for a while now so finally got around to replacing it this Friday ,took it out this morning for a test drive and this side was fine no noise at all but when cornering left I now have a much worse noise coming from the off side. when I replaced bearing on near side I left the shims the same , so is this a endfloat issue or a wheel bearing need doing on the opposite side also ? any advise on where to go with this would be great cheers
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Probably endfloat, it should be checked if the halfshafts are disturbed.
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which do you think would cause the noise from opposite side wheel ? too little end float or too much . will it be awkward to measure endfloat now with grease in and hubs refitted ?
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I assume that was 0.005” (5 thou) and not 5 thousandths of a thou! 
5 thou can make all the difference if it’s not where it should be.

5 thou can make all the difference if it’s not where it should be.
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Is that 5 thou over the 4-8 thou you need?
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Having done a few rear axle bearing renewals I have found that the only reasons for noise AFTER replacing One side has been either.
The other side bearing is worn/damaged, And should have been replaced or the shimming was NOT equal on the sides, so the noise is actually the preload pushing the orbital gears sideways inside the axle.
The other side bearing is worn/damaged, And should have been replaced or the shimming was NOT equal on the sides, so the noise is actually the preload pushing the orbital gears sideways inside the axle.
Mark Wilson. See the Beast on youtube under" RELIANT SCIMITAR CONVERSION LOL.,Se5,Se5a, Se6a, Two Se6b`s, GTC, SST 1800Ti & not a lot of sense
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yeap thats what it was the too much shimming on the new side ,sounds better now than it has since we bought it
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Always good to hear other people’s experiences - a project thread for your car is also a useful reference point and even a history if you ever sell?
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1300 SS1 (Number One) & Sarah's coupe.
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Current: SE5 (8Ball), TI SS1 (snotty), 1600 SS1 (G97), 1600 SS1 (C686CCR), 2.5TD SE5a (diesel 5a), 6 x random other SS1s.
Previous: SE5, 3 x SE5a, 2 x SE6a, 3 x SE6b, GTC, 2.9i GTC, 3 x 1600 SS1, 1300 SS1, Mk1 Ti Sabre, Mk1.5 CVH Sabre
Chief mechanic for: 1400 K series SS1 (Megan3), 1400 CVH EFi SS1 (Grawpy), Sabre/MX5 auto (The Flying Broomstick),
1300 SS1 (Number One) & Sarah's coupe.
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