box100 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 My 2005 2.7 rear wheel bearing failed last night (sounds very bad). I’ve had to leave the car at the side of the road (as after 3 hours waiting for the RAC they told me they had no idea when they could collect me!). I now need to find a garage who can accept it and book the RAC to take there. Has anyone any experience of how specialist a job this is? My concern is that I might get it stranded at a garage who can’t do it. Kwik fit are the easiest for me but not sure if they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Would help people if you told us whereabouts in the country you wanted recommendations for specialists/garages. A town or city would be enough - couldn’t see a location in your profile. Give us the whereabouts and you’ll get solid experience based suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemac Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Any good garage should be able to do this it's not that difficult for them to do as long as they have the kit to press the old one out ask them first when you get in touch with one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcacogp Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 8:15 AM, petemac said: Any good garage should be able to do this it's not that difficult for them to do as long as they have the kit to press the old one out ask them first when you get in touch with one. Exactly this. Wheel bearings are not specialist and it's not worth paying specialist prices to have them changed. (An aside: driving on a noisy wheel bearing is unlikely to be a problem. Unless the bearing entirely collapses then you won't do any further damage to anything other than the old bearing, which is being replaced.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Yeh it’s relatively unusual for wheel bearing to just completely fail , usually there is noise /vibration apparent well before complete failure, unless of course it’s something else?. As stated above, almost any garage should have the tools for extracting bearings, though in many/most cases it does result in the destruction of the bearing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box100 Posted July 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Update on this- it wasn’t the wheel bearing- it is something to do with the handbrake drum internals falling to bits. I booked it in to Kwik fit in the end ( they could receive it straight away). It is with them at present as they are struggling to get the parts - apparently they have to get from Porsche. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Sounds like the handbrake shoes have delaminated & are damaging the ‘drum’ of the rear discs. If so will be new rear discs / pads & handbrake shoes. Plus all the anti rattle shims etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge50 Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 I've had this problem myself on a 987 - make sure that they renew the handbrake shoe springs aswell- they could fail if used again. Could save you a lot of money in the long run - i speak for experience ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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