1995 328 Diff or Bearing Rumble?
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I have a 1995 328 Coupe Sport, with a mere 34,000 miles on it.
I swear I can hear a low rumbling from my rear....
I'm undecided whether it might be the diff, a wheel bearing, or simply the 235mm tyres.
Are there any reported issues with diffs or rear wheel bearings? I can't believe that a gently driven low mileage 328 could have either problem.
Cheers
Pat
I swear I can hear a low rumbling from my rear....
I'm undecided whether it might be the diff, a wheel bearing, or simply the 235mm tyres.
Are there any reported issues with diffs or rear wheel bearings? I can't believe that a gently driven low mileage 328 could have either problem.
Cheers
Pat
rich_b said:I think you're right.
Yours doesn't look like a sport model to me tho.
It is a 328 Coupe with sport seats, big wheels and maybe suspension.
The problem is the O/S rear wheel bearing, which is rumbling.
The car has done 34,500 gentle miles in the hands of my mother, so I'm a bit pissed off that a wheel bearing is knackered, even if it is eight years old.
At least it is not the diff.
Hey ho, I didn't have any plans for next weekend...
Cheers
Pat
PatHeald said:
Hey ho, I didn't have any plans for next weekend...Cheers Pat
suppose you've done the wheel bearing thing before, when I did one I couldn't believe how useful a tin of spinach and arms like Popeye could be...Edited to add, because I didn't have anything remotely like them
>> Edited by turbobloke on Saturday 23 October 20:48
rich_b said:What a bastard job that turned out to be.....
PatHeald said:
At least it is not the diff.
Pat
Ah excellent. A somewhat cheaper repair then Hope you get it fixed soon.
I simply couldn't loosen the star drive bolts that attach the inner CV joints to the diff.
Even with a three foot long lever, all I was doing was bending the spanner.
I was levering so hard that the car was rocking on the axle stands, which is never a good thing when you're underneath it, and still the bloody bolts wouldn't shift.
I'm ashamed to say that I gave up, and paid £105 plus VAT to get the bearing replaced at an independent specialist.
I'm a bit pissed off that it failed at 34,000 miles, but that is evidently not uncommon.
Cheers
Pat
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