Have I damaged my wheel bearing with a rubber mallet??

So I readjusted my hand brake shoes as they were preventing the rear rotors from spinning after my rotor install. Went for a drive afterwards and now I'm getting some scraping / grinding noise from the rear left tyre?? Initially I did use quite a bit of force with a rubber mallet getting the new rear rotors installed. This was before I adjusted the hand brake shoes (yes I know, should have done that first). Anyway, is it possible to damage the rear wheel bearings by banging the bejesus out of the rotors with a rubber mallet??

Or could the noise still be the hand brake shoes very lightly contacting the inside of the rotor, and hence need a bit more adjustment??

Cheers

 

Possible yes, but doubtful.

 

I'd put my money on handbrake still contacting, I did wheel studs in a mates supra last week and forced the rotors back over the handbrake assembly they made a horrible noise while test driving lol Just adjust them out a bit more and it'll be fine.

 

No.

Your last bit. Re adjust it back it of a little more.

 

Doubtful you damaged them. Check the shoes again, pull things apart and spin and check for noise. Repeat until you find it.

 

That's what i meant. Woops

 

Well....

caliper off, rotors off and grinding noise is still there and increases with speed. Its really loud and hideous, and I just dont think it should be driven long distance. Not sure what I've done, but it does seem to be the wheel bearing as the sound is loudest behind the hub. Either way, its getting loaded up on a flatbed and off to the zed doctor for repair.

Cheers

 

Yeah when one wheel bearing died in mineTT it made a dreadful noise but went slightly away under various conditions but came back and boy are they dear to fix bearing costs a fortune because of that little extra ear on them

 

Try adjusting the rear hand brake shoes (screwdriver through the hole in the rear rotors)

Otherwise just disassemble the rear hubs again. It might be that one of the spring pins on the hand brake shoes has come lose and is rubbing again the hub.

I doubt you would destroy the wheel bearing with a rubber mallet.

Beavis

 

unless the bearing was all but shot before I would say no. A rubber mallet would put no more force onto the bearing than a pothole at spead or curbing the rim.

 

Check to see if something is rubbing on the backing plate.