Possible wheel bearing!

**davidjoneil** · 20th February 2011, 10:22

Hi guys, i'm new on here and this being my first post. I have a 06 1.9cdti SRi 150 and suspected i had a wheel bearing gone after hearing a whirring noise from the back end, i had it in the garage last week and after my mechanic took it for a drive he said straight away its the back tyres, and is a common fault with vectras, saying they get stepped or worn on the inside. Is this a known problem? and if so is there why? and is there anything that can be done about it? It's just had 4 year service 3k ago, where it had the rear anti roll bar bushes replaced. Hope someonne can shed some light on this, cheers guys!

**chrisknights** · 20th February 2011, 10:48

swapp your back wheel to front and then see if you can hear the noise at the front , i had that problem and found out it was a buckle wheel making the noise , and got it balanced again , worth swapping wheels over to see if it is the wheel and not bearing

**davidjoneil** · 20th February 2011, 10:59

Thanks, i'll give that a go and see what happens.

**daveloader** · 23rd February 2011, 17:41

i have the same problem, was told by main dealer that its a problem with the suspension setup and cannot be rectified!!

**taxidriver50005** · 29th March 2011, 10:07

Originally Posted by davidjoneil

Hi guys, i'm new on here and this being my first post. I have a 06 1.9cdti SRi 150 and suspected i had a wheel bearing gone after hearing a whirring noise from the back end, i had it in the garage last week and after my mechanic took it for a drive he said straight away its the back tyres, and is a common fault with vectras, saying they get stepped or worn on the inside. Is this a known problem? and if so is there why? and is there anything that can be done about it? It's just had 4 year service 3k ago, where it had the rear anti roll bar bushes replaced. Hope someonne can shed some light on this, cheers guys!

if ya tyres are wearing on the inside or out get it 4 wheel aligned, if done properly tyre should all wear evenly. forget natinal tyres and such like as they wont ajust the back even thou they advertise 4 wheel alignment. when asking gararges if they do it make sure you ask them will the back be ajusted as most say no and havent got a clue how to use the equipment they have bought. i payed 35 pound for mine to be done and it was miles out but now wears tyres out perfectly even and i taxi ina town with no traffic lights just roundabouts so would show on my car striat away.

**m8internet** · 29th March 2011, 10:58

As above, full four wheel alignment
If using Hunters equipment, make sure they use your vehicle specification and not the "generic Vectra C"
Equally, when making the appointment ask if they can inspect and adjust the rear camber if it is incorrect

**john_k_sri** · 29th March 2011, 11:05

Stepping points to a problem with suspension geometry or, can, as in my case, be caused by driving around for a few months with a damaged shock absorber, which wasn't noticeable whilst driving.

**daveypower** · 29th March 2011, 11:16

give the wheel a good shake back and forth and youl know if its a wheel bearing or something loose.

**daveypower** · 29th March 2011, 11:18

Originally Posted by daveloader

i have the same problem, was told by main dealer that its a problem with the suspension setup and cannot be rectified!!

everythng can be retified unless when a car is involved in an accident youd most lely not get it lined up proper again. not saying in anyway your car was. but i think you can get it sorted