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silverblades181

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« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2006, 10:57:27 PM »
To check the wheel bearing, jack up the rear end and try to find up/down and sideway play in the wheel. Inspect the CV joint for any loose. You say all the bushings back there have been replaced? As for choosing a wheel bearing...go for OEM.

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« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2006, 11:08:51 PM »
Jack up the car and put it on a stand. Have someone else to look with you.
Before you take off the wheel, grab it at the front and back and try to wiggle  it like you are trying to steer with it. Look for movement of the wheel and rotor in relation to caliper.
Look for grease from the wheel bearing on the inside of the hub.
When my wheel bearings went bad they rumbled all the time and the noise varied with road speed. Here the "correct" tools for replacing them.
 
#1 left to right - nut, 2small washers, 2 large washers, old inner bearing race, the axle nut, 30mm impact socket, washers and nut - on a piece of all thread.
#2 socket and axle nut on hub flange.
#3 Washers and bearing race on inside of new bearing.
The old race will stay on the hub flange after you drive it out from the inside. After you drive in the new bearing using the old one as a drift you set up as in 2 and 3.
PM if you need to do this.

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« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2006, 09:36:52 PM »
Impressive ingenuity! Did it really help?

If it turns out my wheel bearings are bad and if you still have the tool, I would gladly cover the cost of shipping and then some. LMK.

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« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2006, 12:46:36 PM »
It's not worth the cost of shipping. You can use the 30mm impact socket on the axle nuts. The rest is about $8-$10 at Lowe's or Home Depot. The old bearing race will be on the axle and you "smoodge" it off with a hammer and small chisel. I used the old bearing with a piece of flat steel on it to drive in the new one. The outer race is thin and if you slip with a punch you puncture the rubber seal. Don't ask me how I know that or how long the bearing will last if you go ahead and put in the car anyway. LOL!

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« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2006, 03:05:27 PM »
Where'd the pics go :confused:

I'd like to save them to my hd for future reference.