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Haimsey
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3rd Nov 10 at 11:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How long do you think they'd last?

I'm sure my rear(s) have gone again, but they were replaced probably less than 6k ago
Plus they don't whine going round a corner, only at speeds above 60 in a straight line so could this still be the bearings!?

Marcy Marc

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Steve
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mine lasted about 15 miles yesterday
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
mine lasted about 15 miles yesterday


Question is, were they genuine or pattern!!?
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they were pattern parts, didnt have time or cash to source gen ones, just discourages me even more from using pattern parts though
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not claim parts warrenty sell the patterns buy genuine?
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3rd Nov 10 at 11:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah il be claiming a refund
Ian W
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iirc over tightening them or undertightening them drastically reduces there lifespan
Ojc
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HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT PATTERN PARTS ARE COMPLETE SHITE
noshua
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I shit myself when my rear locked up when they, well, almost exploded.
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escort runs pattern parts and i've launched it off a cheap and nothing broke.

user error imo
smcGSI16V
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Both my rears on the corsa have done over 90k and are fine, needed a little tweek up a couple of years ago but that it. The front are the originals and done 116k.
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quote:
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iirc over tightening them or undertightening them drastically reduces there lifespan


tightened them to ford specified 235nm
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what type of grease did you use?

real stuff or vaseline?
Steve
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3rd Nov 10 at 12:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
high temp multi purpose grease

[Edited on 03-11-2010 by Steve]
Scotty C
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3rd Nov 10 at 12:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1000 and 1000's of miles...
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
iirc over tightening them or undertightening them drastically reduces there lifespan


tightened them to ford specified 235nm


With a 3ft breaker bar aye?

Mine went the other day on the passenger side, only realised when I backed up to hang up the exhaust and the wheel was rubbing on the arch. It was that bad that when I jacked the thing up the wheel had about an inch of play in it, with the wheel bolts tightened up Upon inspection I found out that the outer side tapered roller bearing had siezed and pretty much exploded into many parts, fucking the bit of the stub that the inner race sits on. The only things left were the outer and innner races and there were a few bits of cage and rollers kicking about.

There had been next to no symptoms apart from a slight squeaking between 30-50mph for the last week or so, so I was planning on looking at it when the weather dries out a bit. Just before I realised it was fucked I was coming up the motorway so I'm glad I actually got the thing up the road, could have been much more dodgy. Headed to the scrappy and got a whole new rear hub since I needed the shoes and cylinders on both sides replaced, opened it up when I got home to find that it looks almost brand new so happy days. Might go get the other one next week.

[Edited on 03-11-2010 by alan-g-w]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT PATTERN PARTS ARE COMPLETE SHITE


THIS
Steve
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3rd Nov 10 at 12:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
iirc over tightening them or undertightening them drastically reduces there lifespan


tightened them to ford specified 235nm


With a 3ft breaker bar aye?



halfords torque wrench tbh, does up to 300nm brilliant tool for 70 quid
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT PATTERN PARTS ARE COMPLETE SHITE


THIS


Not really tbh, I fitted a pattern cambelt kit to my old mk3 astra and it was fine. Fitted a pattern track rod end on the corsa 2 years ago now and it's still going fine, same with a bottom ball joint. I'd rather pay half the price from a motor factors than get shafted by the dealers - you'll find that most independant garages do this as well unless it's a specialist part. So if professional mechanics do it there can't be much wrong with it?
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3rd Nov 10 at 13:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im going mad here alan-g-w, r u going mad?
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3rd Nov 10 at 13:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by smcGSI16V
Both my rears on the corsa have done over 90k and are fine, needed a little tweek up a couple of years ago but that it. The front are the originals and done 116k.

Yep, one of my fronts was replaced at about 130k, and I did both rears at about 140k with new drums as well. I guess the rears were changed before that though!
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3rd Nov 10 at 13:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmm, god knows then. Mine were greased up and tightened to that specified. Guess ill just have to replace them again

Saying that, they seemed to die after a prolonged motorway journey at 90-100 monkeys an hour to make up a 30 mile miscalculation could that have killed them?

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i put patern ones in and mine make a sound already. only changed them about a month back
AlexW
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Id try nipping them up first. Just as much as the haynes says.
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT PATTERN PARTS ARE COMPLETE SHITE


THIS


i disagree

some are, some aren't

depends on the part, the original manufacturer and who ever makes the pattern

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