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Robby_W

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Registered: 10th Dec 07
Location: Effingham, Surrey and Coventry
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6th Oct 11 at 20:26

The other day while driving home the drivers side rear wheel bearing went on my corsa, luckily I was literally 2 minutes from my house so got it home but after taking the drum off the bearing has completely exploded and caused the bearing housing to melt to the stub axle meaning the stub axle needs to changed as well now.

What I want to know is when replacing the wheel bearing and stub axle should I replace both sides or just the damaged side? I'm inclined to do both just for piece of mind.

Also the drums and brake shoes are in good condition so I'm assuming these don't need to be relplaced?

Cheers

bigron1988

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Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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6th Oct 11 at 20:54

prob worth changing the other one incase the same happens down the road, also just clean up the drums and shoes with brake/clutch cleaner and will be ok

Generation

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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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6th Oct 11 at 23:09

I'd also do other one. Sane thing happened to me on way backfrom pvs was pissing down so just drove the next hour limped it home. Stub axle bearins and brand ew drums
Both sides.

tom130691

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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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7th Oct 11 at 16:28

1 stub axle
2 rear bearings

drum will be fine mine was as it stayed in the wheel

corsadonk

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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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7th Oct 11 at 17:51

Check that the other side is ok, if it doesn't make any noise leave it. But make the nut isn't too tight, you should be able to move it a bit with a screwdriver.

Same happened to me at 120 shit me pants.