Beware your wheel bearings
06-16-2006, 01:32 PM
#1
Race Car
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Beware your wheel bearings
Gang:
As most of you know I have had to replace my front differential. Well after replacement it still was making a gearish noise up front. I drained all fluids again and refilled to no avail. I put the car up on all 4's to drive it and see if I could better pinpoint the sound. It was definatly coming from the right front. AND when the wheels were spinning the rt front was going slower than the rest of the wheels. When the clutch was engaged and the wheels allowed to "coast" it stopped almost immediatly.
Upon digging deaper and doing some more research it looks like my rt front wheel bearing is shot. And probably HAS been for a while. Because when it went it was popping in the rt front wheel. The added drag of the wheel bearing and the OLD fluid in the diff probably conspired to cause the failure.
Net of this is, check your wheel bearings
As most of you know I have had to replace my front differential. Well after replacement it still was making a gearish noise up front. I drained all fluids again and refilled to no avail. I put the car up on all 4's to drive it and see if I could better pinpoint the sound. It was definatly coming from the right front. AND when the wheels were spinning the rt front was going slower than the rest of the wheels. When the clutch was engaged and the wheels allowed to "coast" it stopped almost immediatly.
Upon digging deaper and doing some more research it looks like my rt front wheel bearing is shot. And probably HAS been for a while. Because when it went it was popping in the rt front wheel. The added drag of the wheel bearing and the OLD fluid in the diff probably conspired to cause the failure.
Net of this is, check your wheel bearings
06-16-2006, 01:48 PM
#2
RL Community Team
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Oh come on, Tim, admit it- you ran over one of the ciderblocks and it totally gummed up the bearings! LOL
Seriously, I am glad that you have gotten it sorted out. I would strongly urge you to have the bearings pressed in by a shop that has done this before. Those hubs are pretty fragile.
Seriously, I am glad that you have gotten it sorted out. I would strongly urge you to have the bearings pressed in by a shop that has done this before. Those hubs are pretty fragile.
