Member Since: 06 May 2006
Location: Halewood
Posts: 298
My Disco 3 recently went in for its MOT and on inspection I found that the rubber around my bearing had perished, but the bearing itself looked OK. So, 1 tube of Sikaflex 221 later, and it all looks like new. I'll give it a week or two and let you know how it is. I just used a tool to keep the bearing centred overnight in the metal ring whilst the Sikaflex went off. It remained in place on removing the tool the following morning.2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather, towing a Coachman VIP 575
I have just been told that a faulty prop. shaft centre bearing is now an MOT fail. (The new MOT)
Can somebody tell me how a faulty centre bearing affects the safety of your vehicle?
Dave
I've just been told at my MOT that duff bearing is not a fail (mine is starting to go). Down to testers opinion maybe.
25th Sep 2022 8:06 am
Dixie Dean
Member Since: 06 May 2006
Location: Halewood
Posts: 298
Dixie Dean wrote:
My Disco 3 recently went in for its MOT and on inspection I found that the rubber around my bearing had perished, but the bearing itself looked OK. So, 1 tube of Sikaflex 221 later, and it all looks like new. I'll give it a week or two and let you know how it is. I just used a tool to keep the bearing centred overnight in the metal ring whilst the Sikaflex went off. It remained in place on removing the tool the following morning.
Well 2 years later and it's still going strong. No issues, so a winner for me.2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather, towing a Coachman VIP 575
17th Oct 2022 8:46 pm
Bubblehead
Member Since: 01 Jun 2020
Location: Horndean
Posts: 214
Are there any symptoms to the prop shaft rubber going when driving out of interest?2005 Disco3 HSE Auto š
18th Oct 2022 7:39 am
Devon Z
Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
Location: Brixham Devon
Posts: 238
kevofcov wrote:
djcleckie wrote:
I have just been told that a faulty prop. shaft centre bearing is now an MOT fail. (The new MOT)
Can somebody tell me how a faulty centre bearing affects the safety of your vehicle?
Dave
I've just been told at my MOT that duff bearing is not a fail (mine is starting to go). Down to testers opinion maybe.
Mines just failed itās MOT on the centre bearingā¹ļøSteve
*2005 RR Sport 2.7tdv6 HSE. Current project.
*98 Volvo V70R FWD, owned 14 years, future project.
*99 BMW Z3 30k miles owned from new.
28th Oct 2022 4:37 pm
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
I suppose it just depends if they check it, mine needs replacing which Iām going to do in a couple of weeks but it did just pass itās mot.
28th Oct 2022 4:40 pm
Dixie Dean
Member Since: 06 May 2006
Location: Halewood
Posts: 298
I just happened to read up on threads on possible problems and found this one. So I checked my bearing and found that the rubber was breaking up. Sikaflex 221 to the rescue and a year and more later mine is still exactly the same as when I fixed it. No deterioration at all. It definitely worth checking them biannually and taking action if necessary. As long as the bearing hasn't yet been affected I am sure it will fix it fine.2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather, towing a Coachman VIP 575
31st Oct 2022 9:13 pm
RoverDude
Member Since: 08 Nov 2022
Location: Norway
Posts: 2
Sikaflex 221 - quick fix for prop.bearing
Does anyone have a recommendation regarding what to use for the cleaning of the bearing prior to the application of Sikaflex?
8th Nov 2022 11:18 am
Devon Z
Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
Location: Brixham Devon
Posts: 238
Just done mine and I cleaned it with thinners before application. First problem was I could only get one bolt out of the rear joint so I had to just drop it from the front and work under the car.
Mine had failed the Mot and split around half way round so I filled it with sealer on one side then clamped it in place to keep it centred and left it to cure for a bit, then removed the clamps and filled the other side this was neater because I was able to turn the bearing as I smoothed the sealer with an old kitchen knife. Clamped it back up and left for 3 days to cure, I also ran a bead round the grease cap joint as a bit grease was being thrown out of there probably after the garage fitted a new centre bearing before we picked it up 3 years ago.
Took it back to the garage for a retest yesterday and when the tester brought it out he smiled and said good Tiger Seal repair there Iāve done a few of them and it works well if done properly but weāre not allowed to suggest it.Steve
*2005 RR Sport 2.7tdv6 HSE. Current project.
*98 Volvo V70R FWD, owned 14 years, future project.
*99 BMW Z3 30k miles owned from new.
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