Hi in need of a little advice , I recently had wishbone replaced as the bushes were seized and couldn't be tracked, I' ve noticed now I have a slight wobble in the rear , movement from side to side , I have checked both wheels drivers side ok , but when pulling top of the wheel on offside rear there's slight play as if there is something loose , any ideas

Wheel bearing?

I have jack the wheel up and there doesn't seem to be any play in the bearing ?

Hello,

 

I have a similar topic with my octavia 2 FL estate model year 2011. On four wheel adjustment/measurement there was a sudden change in the rear left angle values. more like 30minutes of camber. and 10-20 minutes of toe-in/toe out. I tried kicking separately the left wheel and right wheel. The left wheel moved on impact more compared to the right wheel. My car is LHD one.

 

Any ideas which bush is loose? Granted there is nothing loose in the centimeter range but when you kick the tyre i can see the tyre oscillating in range of multiple millimeters. Or at least more than the other side.

Any nice tools available to probe each joint for firmness?

Edited 3 September, 201411 yr by mark4

You won't feel much.

It is still likely to be knackered if there is any discernible play.

It is a characteristic of the type of wheel bearings used.

Get someone to apply the brake. If the play disappears it's the wheel bearing. If it remains it's in the suspension.

It did not seem to have any difference with the breaks. I examined the rear wishbone bushes and the left one seemed more worn than the right one. I got a new wishbone for rear left wheel and i plan to replace it tomorrow. I imagine the left rear wheel takes most of the beating with all the hard corners to right. The car is driven only roughly 70.000 km. I could not imagine it to wear out so soon.

 

The tightening of the control arm outer bolt 90NM + 90 degrees. The inner adjustment bolt nut is 95NM.

Edited 6 September, 201411 yr by mark4