Rear O/s Noise - 2000, 1.3 Sr

[LannyBaby]

Hi, Ive noticed a strange 'whirling' noise coming from rear O/S recently.

It more obvious at about 30mph - which may I add is rather annoying where I live seen as the got a bit happy with the 30 limit around here! grrr

Anyway, Ive studied the noise, Ive coasted down hill & round bends at 30mph (ish) and yes, the noise is still there, not all the time, but most of the time, and generally starts after the car has done a few miles into the journey, sounds like a washing machine about to do a full spin

From previous vehicles I associated this noise with wheel bearings so Ive had a nosey... there is no play in the wheels what so ever, tyre pressure correct, I havn't hit any curbs, nothing seems out of place/to close, nothings corroded (above expectation for age anyway), brakes are fine, handbrake fine...

Being young, & female, I generally get ripped off at garages, even if I do my research before hand, they try to convince me I need a million new parts!!

So... am I looking at a bearing do you think? anyone changed their own on here? Ive changed mine previously myself on my last car, Or should I just get a garage to look at it? It doesnt seem to be affecting performance or economy.

If not... anyone had simular experiences??

Its a 1.3 SR, 2000, with 104K on the clock & I can't find any previous reciepts for bearing changes.

Thanks :)

[Madasafish]

Sounds like a bearing.

On the Mark 1 Yaris the ABS sensor is integrated into the bearing housing and the cost is £200 odd, although cheaper on eBay..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-YARIS-VERSO-WHEEL-BEARING-REAR-ABS-NEW-/320647669662?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa817279e

EDIT

There are hubs for sale without ABS.. so check first. (I assume your Yaris has ABS)

EDIT

There is a thread somewhere on changing them.

[RS4]

Hi, Ive noticed a strange 'whirling' noise coming from rear O/S recently.

It more obvious at about 30mph - which may I add is rather annoying where I live seen as the got a bit happy with the 30 limit around here! grrr

Anyway, Ive studied the noise, Ive coasted down hill & round bends at 30mph (ish) and yes, the noise is still there, not all the time, but most of the time, and generally starts after the car has done a few miles into the journey, sounds like a washing machine about to do a full spin

From previous vehicles I associated this noise with wheel bearings so Ive had a nosey... there is no play in the wheels what so ever, tyre pressure correct, I havn't hit any curbs, nothing seems out of place/to close, nothings corroded (above expectation for age anyway), brakes are fine, handbrake fine...

Being young, & female, I generally get ripped off at garages, even if I do my research before hand, they try to convince me I need a million new parts!!

So... am I looking at a bearing do you think? anyone changed their own on here? Ive changed mine previously myself on my last car, Or should I just get a garage to look at it? It doesnt seem to be affecting performance or economy.

If not... anyone had simular experiences??

Its a 1.3 SR, 2000, with 104K on the clock & I can't find any previous reciepts for bearing changes.

Thanks :)

It sounds like the wheel bearing has failed. When my rear wheel bearings failed, they also had no play in them but felt slightly rough when turned with no road wheel on. Please find my original post copied in below which details how to change them:

'I have had to change the rear wheel bearings on my Yaris D4D this weekend. There was no radial play in the bearings, but they were making a droning noise at certain road speeds and felt gritty when the hub was rotated with the road wheels removed. I ordered replacement parts from Toyota, which came to five hundred pounds for two new hubs including VAT. The price came as a shock but you cannot just change the bearings, the whole hub including the speed sensor for the ABS must be replaced. The Haynes manual states that the hub assembly can be removed by backing off the hub fixing bolts and striking the said bolt heads with a hammer. I have seen a few posts on this site reference problems with the backing plate for the drum brakes coming off with the hub assembly when impacting the four rear fixing bolts with a hammer and drift. I had exactly the same problems on Saturday. My elder brother, who is a very good mechanic, had a good idea which worked very well. He removed two opposite wheel bolt studs from the hub by striking them from the front with a hammer. They are retained within the bores of the road wheel stud mounting plate via splines on the outer diameter of the studs. He then put two long M12 bolts through the holes, with an M12 nut and washer on each bolt. The nut and washers were on each bolt between its threaded end (which was touching the backing plate) and the road wheel stud plate (so that the washer via the nut was hard up against the rear side of the road wheel stud plate). He simply held the M12 nuts (in turn) with a spanner and gradually turned each bolt head c/wise with a socket/ratchet to jack the hub out. The bolts were in the nine and three o clock positions and nicely missed the brake mechanism. This procedure worked very well and kept the backing plate in position.'

[sward]

to rs4 i have just replaced the rear wheel bearing of my daughters yaris and used the methord your brother used to great sucsess .i was dreading this job and got up early to start it but with your methord i would say it was easy and the hardest bit was getting the abs sensor of .

once again thank you for posting this tip .