Front wheel bearings

[BigBoomer]

Well, it looks like I need new front wheel bearings.
My front left wheel is making a horrendous grinding noise when rotated (jacked up) and the front right is making a hissing noise.
When driving the noise is easily heard from inside, even with the windows closed and at certain speeds generates a beat-frequency.
It was all fine during our few days in York and North Yorkshire Moors but I think the endless 6 hour trek home down the A1/A14/M11 in the pouring rain surrounded by tailgating morons has finally done for them.
I can't complain as the car is nearly at 138k miles.
I'll be getting a garage to replace them as my back issues means I cannot do them myself.

[Malc1]

37 minutes ago, BigBoomer said:

during our few days in York and North Yorkshire Moors

Lucky bu r gger   ....  I'm so overdue a trip north to that    Last of T' Summer Wine    country   😆

Malc

[donkmeister]

Frustrating though it is, sometimes you have to concede these jobs to physical maladies; I have an old back injury that meant I struggled to do much in the way of DIY for a few years (doing wheel bearings would have crippled me for a couple of weeks after). 

Remember, you're helping to keep someone in a job!

[BigBoomer]

9 hours ago, Malc1 said:

Lucky bu r gger   ....  I'm so overdue a trip north to that    Last of T' Summer Wine    country   😆

Was very nice it was but we missed out on the Moors views due to persistent rain. Matthewsons was also a disapointment. Just the tat shop was open. Got crapped on by a Roc/Condor/Albatross in Whitby. Luckily was raining so I had my hood up. It hit me central on my head/hood and the splash went 10 feet in front of me.

York was very pleasant though and we had some sun.

[BigBoomer]

Car is booked in at Westfield Motors (Rayleigh) next Tuesday.
If they do a good job I may even get them to take a look at the air-con another day.