AUSTIN 1100 BEARING TROUBLE
Q I have now had to change the bearings on the front of my 1964 Austin 1100 a second time after covering under 1000 miles. The bearing starts to develop a ‘shoosh shoosh’ noise, and this then gets louder. I have also had to tighten the hub centre nut as this came loose. To ensure that this was not a problem due to wear on the driveshaft, I replaced the complete driveshaft and CV joint, but I appear to be suffering from the same problem gain. Can you offer any advice?
Devin Greenaway
A I would first ensure that the problem you now have, and the noise you are hearing, are related to the hub bearing. I would also assume that the bearing kit you used included the spacer. The thing is that it can be the case that a problem appears to reoccur, only to discover upon investigation that the fault is similar in its effects, but very different in source.
The noise you have may,
