[Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?

Sat, 5 Jul 2003 00:33:46 -0400

I can move my wheel about 1/8th of an inch I would say. The drivers side is
tight, cept for the inner tierod. But the passenger side moves that 1/8th or
so and the outter tie rod on that side is SHOT.

I hear it come and go depending on which way the wheel is turned, and how
hard I'v pushed into a corner.

Bruce

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Nimz" <niks@dlogue.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?

> When my bearings were bad on the '97 it sounded like the brakes dragging.
> But when you turned the wheel ever so slightly the sound went away.  It
got
> louder as time went on.  In the end you could grab the tire at 9 o'clock
and
> 3 o'clock and move the wheel quite a bit.  Scary.
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: <molsen@excite.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?
>
>
> > Well  what spurred me to do this iwas the sudden appearance of a noise
> while
> > in motion when turning at low speeds. At first I thought it was the
brakes
> > making contact with the rotor or me not having the wheels tq'd down to
the
> > right specs. but when I lifted up the wheel and got play, that was
enough
> > for me.
> >
> > Bruce
> > 94 Opal Frost MTX
> > 93 Black ATX - winter beater then parts car :-)
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Michael" <molsen@excite.com>
> > To: <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 2:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Bruce,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm just curious, but what are the symptoms on drivability from a
wheel
> > bearing with play in it?  Did you experience any shaking? If so, at what
> > speed?  Any noises? ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > 94MTX,green,BOS+
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  --- On Fri 07/04, Kevin & Cheryl Airth < clubairth@peoplepc.com >
> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Kevin & Cheryl Airth [mailto: clubairth@peoplepc.com]
> > >
> > > To: bmalach1@nycap.rr.com, shotimes@autox.team.net
> > >
> > > Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:19:16 -0500
> > >
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Wheel Bearing replacement?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bruce:<br> I would just check the other bearing, maybe let the machine
> > shop take look.<br>No point in replacing something good. Watch that the
> > bearings are pressed in<br>properly by the shop. Look at the spindles
and
> > how the bearing sets in them<br>before you send them out. Get the old
> > bearings back. They should not be<br>beaten up if the shop has a press.
> > Otherwise just pound them in and out at<br>home yourself! Just like the
> old
> > days!<br>.<br>Replace the front sway bar body mounts too. How about the
> > strut rod<br>bushings? Does the control arm come with bushings? Do you
> have
> > the proper<br>tool for the inner tie rods? The big socket for the hub
> > nuts?<br>You can pound the axle out of the hub but Autozone does have a
> free
> > loaner<br>hub puller.<br>.<br>.<br><br><br><br>> Hey all, need some help
> > making sure I'm getting everything I need to<br>replace<br>> my two
front
> > wheel bearings before the convention. Well only one is got<br>play<br>>
to
> > it but I figure what's good for one is
> > >   good for the other. I'm gonna be<br>> doing this myself with the
> > exception of the pressing in and out of the new<br>and<br>> old
bearings.
> I
> > plan to pull both front knuckles and take them over to my<br>> local
napa
> > that has a machine shop in it and have them do the pressing
of<br>the<br>>
> > bearings.<br>><br>> So I need to order all the "needed" parts ahead of
> time
> > so that I'm not<br>trying<br>> to find all these things last minute or
> spend
> > loads on buying them<br>locally. I<br>> figure that I need to get 2 of
the
> > large nut on the end of the spindle and<br>the<br>> bearings themselves.
> Is
> > there anything else I should be getting when doing<br>> this? Also are
> there
> > any good tips or tricks to these? I'm gonna be<br>replacing<br>> my
Lower
> > control arms and ball joints at the same time as well as both the<br>>
> inner
> > and outer tie rods, and the front sway links too. I have just about<br>>
> > everything I need except for the control arms and the bearing parts
> > and<br>I'm<br>> just abou
> > >  t to submit an order on rockauto.<br>><br>> I know I'm gonna need an
> > alignment after this so I'm planning on getting<br>that<br>> scheduled
for
> > late in the day that I plan on attacking this. Cause I also<br>need<br>>
a
> > new windshield, and my NYS inspoection taken care of.<br>><br>>
> > Thanks<br>><br>> Bruce<br>> 94 Opal Frost MTX<br>> 93 Black ATX - winter
> > beater then parts car :-)<br>>
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