wheel bearings

[TheMAN]

the wheel bearing is a sealed unit, it does NOT need to be greased

 

[Tzar177]

this isnt my car but just a pic i found here on the boards. It kinda shows where im talking about with the arrow. i put some oil between that rubber boot thing and the hub itself. what ever is metal inside that rubber boot is what is rubbing on the hub behind that dust shield

 

[JoeManNorth]

The rubber boot is the drive shaft dude. you might of lost the clamp that holds the boot in place?? It is supose to be inserted into the hub, but if it was not you would know!

 

[Tzar177]

took it back to the shop. turns out i need a new right side axle. while the car was up on the lift, the mechanic was showing me the play that the axle had compared to the stiff left side axle. the right side was moving all around

 

[red95_240sx]

the loose bearing ball spinning around noise is gone. will be getting an alignment this weekend and ill be able to see what noises are left besides the pad dragging.

 

[Tzar177]

got the axle replaced. everything is good as new

 

[red95_240sx]

does these look genuine?(uhm)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990...120121334303QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWQQtcZphoto

 

[Tzar177]

i duno. but i bought mine from onlinemazdaparts.com i think i paid 43 bucks each

 

[red95_240sx]

is it possible FOR ME to get to the wheel bearings at home, or would i have to let a shop do it?

If so, how do i get to them?

 

[FSCatalyst]

Take the hub out and bring it to a shop to install the new bearings and then reinstall the hub yourself.

Unless you have a press to press out the bearings out of the hub.

 

[katsmp3]

this has been the most solutions oriented thread i've seen in months

 

[LinuxRacr]

I just bought a new front wheel bearing for mine today. It was $59.13 for that sucker. Another stealership quoted me $51 for the other one. I will be going to that other stealership from now on, and getting the 2nd one tomorrow.

I think my problem started when I found that my axle nut had backed off. I replaced it, but the noise was still there. This lead me to believe that the bearing needs to be replaced. The nut had just desentegrated. When the instructions tell you not to re-use the axle nut, follow them. They get brittle.

 

[red95_240sx]

what kind of noise did u have. mines sounds like bearings jingling against each other.

 

[LinuxRacr]

Mine is like a constant vibration.

 

[katsmp3]

Linux: i was told that the constant vibration was caused by the weird tire use caused by the bad wheel bearings for so so long..

of course.. i'm a girl.. and they usually just spit bulls*** at me

 

[LinuxRacr]

So you have to use a press to get the bearings out?

 

[LinuxRacr]

Here is what I found with mine today:

The Passenger-Side bearing had actually split in two, and the hub fell right out!

Coinsidentally, since it split in two, the inner balls just rubbed on hub stem, and ate away enough metal to warrant a new hub:

Moral: If you have higher milage, and here a constant noise, don't just think it's tire noise. Get it checked out!

 

[tprouty]

When I am in second gear and just pushing the gas and letting it rev to about 6.7 RPM. I can feel my drivers side start like vibrating and i can hear it... only when I am in second gear and starting to go fast this happens. I have a bunch of those poppers missing to hold on those splash shields, do you think its those being loose or the bearing?

 

[red95_240sx]

you disconnected the ball joint and tie rod to get to that?

 

[LinuxRacr]

you disconnected the ball joint and tie rod to get to that?

Yes. You have to take the whole assymbly off to get the old bearing pressed out, and the new one pressed in.