 Rear Wheel Bearings, How much play should there be? |
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| tracks914 |
 Jun 29 2003, 08:17 PM
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When I took my car apart 8 months ago, it was still on the raod as a daily driver. I never noticed anything abnormal about the back end when I test drove it.
Now that I am putting it back together I noticed that, without the rear axles in the wheels, I can rock the whole wheel and hub assembly up and down and side to side. This seems to be rocking in the bearing area as the rear control arm does not move. Measuring at the largest diameter of the rim there is about 1/16" movement. This "play" is the same top to bottom or side to side and is the same on both rear wheels. I am a mechanic by trade but have never worked on this type of rear suspension so I don't know if it is normal, acceptable, or just plain worn out. I have not been able to find a factory "spec" on it so I don't have something to compare to. Can anyone help?(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_rolli_1.gif) Oh yeah that's a stupid question, members of this site know just about everything about 914's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dance.gif) |
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tracks914 Rear Wheel Bearings Jun 29 2003, 08:17 PM
tryan there have been a few posts on rear bearings havin... Jun 29 2003, 08:44 PM John Jentz The key bit of info is that the axles are out. If... Jun 29 2003, 09:01 PM Anton John has a good point. Replace them now because yo... Jun 30 2003, 08:57 AM
garyh If the castle nut has been removed, this is normal... Jul 1 2003, 10:32 PM  |
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