 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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| euro911 |
Apr 1 2012, 12:48 PM
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You said the outer race spins in the bore? ... how did you determine that?
Was it hard to press out?, or did it come out relatively easy? What did you use to get it out - a shop press, or a makeshift bearing puller? |
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| skeates |
Apr 5 2012, 05:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 28-February 05 From: Sacramento, ca Member No.: 3,684 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(euro911 @ Apr 1 2012, 11:48 AM)  You said the outer race spins in the bore? ... how did you determine that? Was it hard to press out?, or did it come out relatively easy? What did you use to get it out - a shop press, or a makeshift bearing puller? Well, I thought that the outer race had spun because of a couple of things: 1) The inside bearing seal had blown out (leaving a mess of grease inside the control arm). 2) The bearings pressed out very easily (very little resistance on the shop press, esp. compared to the hubs) 3) This is my fist time pressing out wheel bearings and I interpreted the burnt markings and scoring as being due to movement of the outer race against its seat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) It sounds like I just need to clean things up and press in the new ones (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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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 dangrouche worst case, if the bore is oversized, you could ev... Mar 31 2012, 10:36 AM
02loftsmoor putting in allan screw and pushing on a bearing ... Mar 31 2012, 01:02 PM 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 |
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