I jacked up my driver's side to test for a bad wheel bearing as instructed and took time to inspect my CV boot while I was down there. My boot is just fine, so I moved onto shaking the wheel. Grasping the sides of the tire and trying to shake yielded no movement, but when I grabbing the top and bottom of the wheel as instructed and shook it I had slight movement. It's probably no more than about 1 to 2 mm of give; it feels like trying to turn a doorknob on a locked door. Is this normal, or is this the symptom of a bad wheel bearing? Unfortunately I didn't test the passenger side while I was at it.
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yep, thts the bearing moving. there pretty easy to change on our cars. its not a composite bearing that you need a press to take out. once you take off the axle nut, its 3 or 4 bolts on the hub assembly. it comes off, wheel studs and all. only shitty thing is that its $200 for that piece
Ah ok...man pretty tight tolerances on wheel bearings then ain't it. The wheel isn't supposed to give at all! :shock:
"Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion... No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
what are the signs that u got a bad wheel bearing?
I was told noises when you are turning verified by a wheel that jiggles while you shake it when the car is jacked up usually equates to a bad wheel bearing.
"Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion... No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
Normally signs are a clunking noise when full lock is used
And movement of wheels when jacked up
BUT it may just be loose and need tightneing not replacing
I jacked my wheel bearing when I hit a curb, it's gonna cost me like 185 from mitsu for the hub....what a damn waste of money....Its pretty damn easy to do, just remove the old one and put it in....
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You're absolutely right. I finally had it resolved recently when I put on new tires. They retorqued my wheel lugs and voila, instant fix.Originally Posted by Nick VR4
"Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion... No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. " - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
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