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the good thing about the 2l was the high pressure pipe is easy enough to change.

Certainly the easy way to drop the subframe

Hi there I have p reg Renault safrane 2.0 16v and wondering if you could help as when I am driving along I get a loud droning noise and it gets louder whenever I turn right and go faster any help would be appreciated or if any one could could point me to someone that could be of assistance many thanks Darren

Hi Dazz,

That'll be a wheel bearing on it's way out. The good news is it's not a massive job the bad news is it'll definitely need to go into a mechanic who has a press to press out the old one and put in a new one. It's not a DIY job unless you're mechanically minded in which case you might be able to get the old one out and fit in the new one using a block of wood and a hammer.

If I've got this right, turning right (causing the car to roll left) it'll be the left side bearing either front or back. Whatever you do, get it done ASAP as I knew a bloke who just kept driving with a duff bearing and it eventually locked, put the car into a spin and took him off the road. He lived to tell the tale but the car obviously didn't.

yeah left hand side bearing.

It needs a press to remove, often a big one. I have seen them peg 50 ton presses then go with an almighty bang.

Renaults always seem to be difficult.

Putting it in ideally a press, a vice devised way may work but often you're left with a bearign half out and need to take it to get pressed in anyway.

An alternative and often a cheap way is to get a full hub from a scrappys.

Thank you very much and does anybody know where I can get a workshop manual from or blown up schematics of the wheel bearing and hub thanks dazza