Oh ,the front wheelbearings.....
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:18 pm
Hello Everybody,
This is to make happy some of lucky guys having the same story as mine,you may have a good turn on the end.
I bought my Pajero a year ago second hand,2003 3.2 DiD swb,with a relatively high millage, but in excellent condition inside ,outside and under the bonnet like new.(and black)
The only item did not lined up with the general condition of the vehicle,is the tires.They where worn but i decided to run them for a little while more,until save some money to buy some nice new set.
Using the car for a couple of months I could not help admit that the car developed the typical "shu-shu" noise coming from the left front wheel direction.
I have read just about everything on the net about this condition ,all espect about this problem and the way to exactly detect it,how to try an correct with tricks....switch into low, high,forward,backward,upside down gears ,everyting but the noise stayed and started to be really annoying.
Beside I started to get sick feeling from it everytime sit in the car,and turn the radio really loud to buffer the noise.I could see myself already to pay heavy bills to end the un-avoidable hassle with this Mother of bearing unit.I already prepared to divorce,fight and starve to save money for the issue.
An then one day, for an un-significant story,a silly question,one day my Wife ended up to tun into a repair workshop to pick the brain one of the willing mechanic in service.
The "By the way"ended up with a "just finished matric"
looking young fellow lend this purpose, to sit in the car and listening the"noise" driving around in the parking.
His immediate reply was that "this is worn shocks"!
Well, this was a news made me laughing violently, specially after that my Wife told me from whom it is originated.
But soon after, in months, the time arrived to go for the tyre,and decided that the shock is also going with it,while we are at it,the car deserving it after 230.000 km on the road.
So I did the changes, and at the first moment of the test drive I nearly fell out of the car.NO NOISE,!THE NOISE IS GONE,By-By NOISE NO MORE RADIO,NO DIVORCE AND I CAN EAT AGAIN!!!!
CONCLUSION,GUYS DO NOT PANIC! WHEN YOU THINKS EVERYTHING IS LOST AND TRIED, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CHANCE, IT MY BE YOUR SHOCKS!
It is wort one more test before going for the nasty bearings.
Ok, it is not cheap alternative but our hart rather prefer new shocks and the long time dreamed set of fancy tyres ....
(and do not discount the small appie looking fellas they may have the right ideas)
Good luck
Peter
https://www.pajeroclub.co.za/forum/post ... =post&f=28#
This is to make happy some of lucky guys having the same story as mine,you may have a good turn on the end.
I bought my Pajero a year ago second hand,2003 3.2 DiD swb,with a relatively high millage, but in excellent condition inside ,outside and under the bonnet like new.(and black)
The only item did not lined up with the general condition of the vehicle,is the tires.They where worn but i decided to run them for a little while more,until save some money to buy some nice new set.
Using the car for a couple of months I could not help admit that the car developed the typical "shu-shu" noise coming from the left front wheel direction.
I have read just about everything on the net about this condition ,all espect about this problem and the way to exactly detect it,how to try an correct with tricks....switch into low, high,forward,backward,upside down gears ,everyting but the noise stayed and started to be really annoying.
Beside I started to get sick feeling from it everytime sit in the car,and turn the radio really loud to buffer the noise.I could see myself already to pay heavy bills to end the un-avoidable hassle with this Mother of bearing unit.I already prepared to divorce,fight and starve to save money for the issue.
An then one day, for an un-significant story,a silly question,one day my Wife ended up to tun into a repair workshop to pick the brain one of the willing mechanic in service.
The "By the way"ended up with a "just finished matric"
looking young fellow lend this purpose, to sit in the car and listening the"noise" driving around in the parking.
His immediate reply was that "this is worn shocks"!
Well, this was a news made me laughing violently, specially after that my Wife told me from whom it is originated.
But soon after, in months, the time arrived to go for the tyre,and decided that the shock is also going with it,while we are at it,the car deserving it after 230.000 km on the road.
So I did the changes, and at the first moment of the test drive I nearly fell out of the car.NO NOISE,!THE NOISE IS GONE,By-By NOISE NO MORE RADIO,NO DIVORCE AND I CAN EAT AGAIN!!!!
CONCLUSION,GUYS DO NOT PANIC! WHEN YOU THINKS EVERYTHING IS LOST AND TRIED, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CHANCE, IT MY BE YOUR SHOCKS!
It is wort one more test before going for the nasty bearings.
Ok, it is not cheap alternative but our hart rather prefer new shocks and the long time dreamed set of fancy tyres ....
(and do not discount the small appie looking fellas they may have the right ideas)
Good luck
Peter
https://www.pajeroclub.co.za/forum/post ... =post&f=28#