Speaking of front end breakage: bad inner wheel bearing
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Speaking of front end breakage: bad inner wheel bearing
If you read in between my tirades about the Centralia meet you might have seen pics of me messing with my front hub. My wheel was actually loose on the spindle shaft and I had to tighten the nut to compensate.
Well, it got loose again over the week so I took it apart yesterday and what I found was a destroyed inner wheel bearing. It was greased and all and I have no idea what happened. Don't know how I goofed if I did, or if it was a bad bearing.
I've done lots of 2WD front bearings both in my truck and in cars and never had this happen.
Notice that the wheel was running too close to the spindle and the ABS tone ring wore away the end of the sensor and destroyed it. No ABS now but that's okay as I was going to lose it when I SAS'd anyway.
Well, it got loose again over the week so I took it apart yesterday and what I found was a destroyed inner wheel bearing. It was greased and all and I have no idea what happened. Don't know how I goofed if I did, or if it was a bad bearing.
I've done lots of 2WD front bearings both in my truck and in cars and never had this happen.
Notice that the wheel was running too close to the spindle and the ABS tone ring wore away the end of the sensor and destroyed it. No ABS now but that's okay as I was going to lose it when I SAS'd anyway.
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Originally Posted by blackbetty
that should be pretty easy seeing you got most of the parts already, what size tires you going up to now? 44's?
Originally Posted by l2en
I don't even wanna think of that truck after the swap. It'll be unstopable with the right driver
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Originally Posted by Ironelk
That's what I thought it sounded like. Glad you found it. Did the sound ever get more consistant or was it still only happening when you were turning?
Then over the week it got worse than it was when you heard it. Friday I didn't drive it, I took my wife's new Escape since she still had the rental.
Then on Saturday I tore it down. Almost waited too long...
I just didn't think that's what it could be, based on my experience with the bearings not having failed even when the truck was jumped. The bearings from the broken spindle were still good back when I removed it!
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