ive changed tires. inner and outer bearings. balljoints. strut and rotor. brakes. when i changed bearings noticed metal shaveings in the grease. changed them and the roar seemed to soften but got loader after about 2 months. checked grease again, no metal shavengs. what do i do?
2006-07-25 16:45:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
OK, you have bad outer races. Sounds like you changed the bearings but not the races. Which is fine, provided the races are OK, but these are not. You should have gotten outer races with the bearings. You need to press the old races out and put in the new races. Sounds like the damaged races have torn up the new bearings. You will need to buy a new set of bearings. Might be simpler to go to the JY and get a used hub assy. Make sure it's out of a V-8 car because on the older ones the bearings were a little larger. That's the cheapest and easiest way out of this mess. Good luck...sorry for your troubles...I've made the same mistake myself. Sometimes the race feels fine, but upon close inspection is a tiny bit discolored and that is a bad race.
2006-07-25 16:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you actually need to look at the spindle ,,and see if it has any heat marks on it they will be blueish looking spots,,and look at the new bearing,s to see if they look like they might have been running in a bind,,if not if you see some spots on the spindle,,this means it has been hot from the old bearing,,and if you change the race with the bearing,,and it still does it,,you probably have slightly bent spindle,,this will cause a slight roar in it,,just enough to aggravate you,,and drive you nuts,,I'm sure you,ll find it if you take your time,,it should be a simple fix,,usually finding it on these car,s id the hardest part of the job.
2006-07-25 17:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a load roar kinda like a humming sound thats wheel bearings i would check your spindle if its bent or off it will wear your wheel bearing out in no time so i would check your wheel bearings again
2006-07-25 16:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've changed everything that could cause a problem so I would not assume everything is as factory. Check everything that is not factory. Wheels, clearances etc.
2006-07-25 16:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by M D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I JUST looked at your mustang when u parked it outside WAL MART....you tires are mismatched......YOU cannot run 8.75x17 (on the left )and a 5.60x15 (on the right)as front tires..........aaaarrgghhh...aaarrgghhh....
2006-07-25 17:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by max 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋