 Spun Rear Wheel Bearing, Do I need to replace the control arm? |
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| skeates |
 Mar 30 2012, 09:45 PM
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Just pressed out the rear wheel bearings to find that one of them had spun pretty bad. Left some scorch marks in the seat in the control arm and what looks like a pretty bad score. I tried to get some pics, but the cell phone camera couldn't quite get the right exposure. Am I correct in assuming that I would need to get these machined in order to use them again? If so, is there enough material in there to machine them and still have enough interference for the bearing to seat correctly - or do I need to replace the control arms? I'd appreciate any help possible!
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| dangrouche |
Mar 31 2012, 10:36 AM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
worst case, if the bore is oversized, you could even consider drill and tapping for a big allen set screw and use loctite. I would try that before even considering changing out the suspension arm.
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| 02loftsmoor |
Mar 31 2012, 01:02 PM
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putting in allan screw and pushing on a bearing race WILL distort the race and you WILL have a faulure. it's a press fit. Just having a car sitting for long periods will flatten the rollers. that how close the the Tolerances are. Never make modications to a bearing seat. Specially a wheel bearing
QUOTE(dangrouche @ Mar 31 2012, 11:36 AM)  worst case, if the bore is oversized, you could even consider drill and tapping for a big allen set screw and use loctite. I would try that before even considering changing out the suspension arm. |
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skeates Spun Rear Wheel Bearing Mar 30 2012, 09:45 PM
Valy I don't see anything alarming there. The beari... Mar 30 2012, 10:23 PM 02loftsmoor clean the bore up, and check the fit with a new br... Mar 31 2012, 07:14 AM vsg914 If you had to press the old one out and the new on... Mar 31 2012, 09:26 AM brant I don't think that is a spun bearing
I think ... Mar 31 2012, 10:35 AM 02loftsmoor :agree: Mar 31 2012, 01:02 PM davesprinkle The term "spun bearing" describes a fail... Mar 31 2012, 02:53 PM skeates That sounds like some pretty good news to me! ... Mar 31 2012, 04:35 PM
davesprinkle Your wheel bearing should never spin its outer rac... Mar 31 2012, 06:17 PM 02loftsmoor find a cleaner that works for you. there is a whol... Apr 1 2012, 09:38 AM Bartlett 914 What you are seeing is rust and or grease that has... Apr 1 2012, 12:36 PM euro911 You said the outer race spins in the bore? ... how... Apr 1 2012, 12:48 PM skeates
You said the outer race spins in the bore? ... ho... Apr 5 2012, 05:26 PM |
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