chain rattle

[ChrisCrashTM]

nasty nasty chain rattle on my favorit and theres a wheel bearing i beleive making a clonking/knocking noisewhen slowing down can anyone give me a bit of a guide to changing the chain and finding which wheel bearing (if any) is duff?

thanks

[rigsby]

Cant find it at the moment but there is a post on here somewhere on how to change the chain
Just jack up each wheel and spin them to I D the knackered on

[phiggman]

usually a bearing will whine [more noticable at 45mph+] rather than clonk about ,unless maybe its collapsed. does it whine? if so the whine will go away when you turn a corner and get louder if you turn the opposite way. if ther is'nt these symtoms its not a wheel bearing.

changed a bearing on mine recently. as rigsby said just jack er up spin the wheel and there will be a roughness and a scoring noise. nightmare to take out. you'll most likely need to source some one with a press to press old 1 out and new 1 in.

[anewman]

I managed getting the rear ones out with a big pin punch and a hammer to knock them out. To get the new ones in I used a similar sized socket for the outer races for the small one and the old outer race for the bigger one (just be careful you don't hammer this in with the new bearing like I ended up doing). Otherwise it's a reasonably ok job without any special equipment. Only other advise I would give is to check the adjustment again for play later as mine loosened up, but it's easy enough to adjust.

[anewman]

Originally Posted by rigsby

Cant find it at the moment but there is a post on here somewhere on how to change the chain

Probably this one http://briskoda.net/forums/general-c...ilenced/64826/ ?

[KenONeill]

A clonk is more likely to be a CV joint, or a loose brake or suspension component, than a wheel bearing. If the noise is worse when cornering, suspect the CV joints.