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Want to wait to change bearings???
So people that want to wait to change your bearings after they start making noise, look what will happen. The domino effect. The wheel bearings went bad, which in turn by bouncing back and forth destroyed the brake caliper which warped the rotor, which in turn wore out the cv joint, which ruined the diff.
First axle nut destroyed ( had to drive the car forward with the breaker bar on the ground to loosen it) rear hub bolts had to be cut off because of rust then the lateral link bolts cut off because bolts rusted into bushing sleeves. So in part, the wheels bearing going out lead me to replace strut hub rotor caliper axle lateral links and maybe the diff and this is only one side |
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well that just sucks.......
Tom |
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I guess you are saying that they should be fixed before they become a REAL PROBLEM!
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I think this would be an extreme case. I'm sure many members have gone further than they should have on bad bearings without running into this much problems.
It's still a good warning to keep up with the repairs on your car because if neglected they will add up very quickly.
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Currently neglecting a bad rear wheel bearing. Thanks for making me feel bad about "fixing" the noise by turning up my stereo . I'll take care of it for real ASAP.
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Our shop is on the East Coast and I've never seen that. You'd really have to ignore the bearing for quite a while to get results that drastic. Dave |
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Bearing Housing
I was under the impression that heat from failing bearings would take the housings first and that they're pretty expensive to replace. So far that hasn't happened to me and I'm about to replace my third set in two years. First two times the bearings were improperly installed. How critical are new axle nuts when replacing wheel bearings?
WGJ |
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make sure
There was a bad batch of bearings which where not properly set up and fail very quickly. My mechanic installed mine and this guy is a legend and one rear failed within 1000klms dealer tried to suggest incorrect installation so we had an engineer take a look and the bearing had not been correctly put together. The dealer not only had to replace bearing but had to pay for install and covers.
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