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Friday the 13th didn't hit me, til today
All was kosher in the land of the HighwayUFO, until 6:45 AM. The UFO was on his way to work when, Bam...Whoomp whoomp whoomp tink tink tink tink whoomp tink whoomp.......
I pulled of the side of the road and headed back towards home(thank God I was only a 1/2 mile away). I get home knowing that my right rear wheel bearing just took a huge dump. And I mean huge. I jacked up my car, removed the wheel and tire, removed the brake caliper and tried to wiggle the rotor loose to open up the hub. Well, I couldn't get the rotor off but in the process I dumped out enough dirt and sand to build a sandcastle. Almost all the bearings were subsequently dumped out in the process of trying to remove the rotor. The bearings were in tiny shreds of their former existence. The wheel bearing gave out almost all at once. There had been no sound, no tell tale signs at all until I heard the very recognizable roar. It only took at most 3 seconds from the sound of the roar to hearing fragments of the bearings spilling out all over the road after bouncing of my wheel well. It could be worse as I only spend $90 for the bearing and $190 for labor. Here I thought that I had beaten the curse of Friday the 13th, but Karma is a b-hatch.
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER |
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Sorry to hear that man, But it could have been worse with the way things have been going. Good luck with it. |
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Car is already fixed. I like quiet...
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The member formerly known as Civic_Slayer 1992 "Robins egg blue" SVX Originally Claret 147k- CURRENT 1992 Pearly 187K and climbing (11-91) #964 *retired 1992 Pearl SVX 122500 miles #86 FASTAR THAN THE OLD ONE.*SOLD Everytime I get into my car, it always reminds me that it has POWER |
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thats a very strange way for a wheel bearing to go...
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- John ASE certified Master Tech W/ X1 Twin City Fleet repair, St. Paul, MN need work done? Have tools will travel
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Kind of makes you think, maybe you should have replaced it a long time ago??
Tom |
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ops i ment to add suddenly like that
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- John ASE certified Master Tech W/ X1 Twin City Fleet repair, St. Paul, MN need work done? Have tools will travel
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