Hi Guys, I am enjoying my Accord so far and November will be a year since owning it after switching from Lexus nothing major has gone wrong as i did some preventative services like auto gearbox oil change brake fluid, spark plugs discs, pads and Tyres but over the past few days I am experiencing some strange noise which i can explain as sounding drone like or helicopter when tyres are warm and driving around 45 mph and over the noise increases as speed does.
i popped it to my local garage who took a look and diagnosed it as being near side wheel bearing the suggested i change my rear tyre as its was slightly worn on the inner edges and see if it clears it but its been a few days and issue still there. car still drives ok but just not like before. so my question is was their diagnosis spot on and if so is it labour intensive to change the rear wheel bearing?
reason why i ask is he said it might need a press machine which can take up to 3 hours but watching a few vids on youtube on a couple of guys changing theirs on america version accord took less than 30 mins with no press machine involved as the wheel bearing was a whole unit i.e old one came off and new one bolted on. is this the same version for the CL9 Saloon Accords? Is this the right part?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/wheel-bearing-and-wheel-hub
i popped it to my local garage who took a look and diagnosed it as being near side wheel bearing the suggested i change my rear tyre as its was slightly worn on the inner edges and see if it clears it but its been a few days and issue still there. car still drives ok but just not like before. so my question is was their diagnosis spot on and if so is it labour intensive to change the rear wheel bearing?
reason why i ask is he said it might need a press machine which can take up to 3 hours but watching a few vids on youtube on a couple of guys changing theirs on america version accord took less than 30 mins with no press machine involved as the wheel bearing was a whole unit i.e old one came off and new one bolted on. is this the same version for the CL9 Saloon Accords? Is this the right part?
http://www.eurocarparts.com/wheel-bearing-and-wheel-hub