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| SirAndy |
  Aug 11 2009, 11:41 AM
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SirAndy Is there a quick way to check the rear wheel bearings? Aug 11 2009, 11:41 AM
Dr. Roger
Is there a quick way to check the rear wheel bear... Aug 11 2009, 11:59 AM mikez Do da jiggle.... Aug 11 2009, 12:04 PM puff adder What about regreasing the rear wheel bearings?
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underthetire
What about regreasing the rear wheel bearings?
... Aug 11 2009, 12:29 PM 9146986 Jack up the car, do the jiggle as above. You can ... Aug 11 2009, 03:37 PM URY914 Simple test....
No noise = good
Noise = bad Aug 11 2009, 03:49 PM turnaround89 wouldn't the bearing cover stop the jiggle? Aug 11 2009, 04:27 PM SLITS
wouldn't the bearing cover stop the jiggle?
... Aug 11 2009, 05:28 PM charliew I wasn't aware the 914 had rear wheel bearings... Aug 11 2009, 05:32 PM davep
I wasn't aware the 914 had rear wheel bearing... Aug 11 2009, 06:02 PM Eric_Shea The "quick" way when I was tech'ing ... Aug 11 2009, 05:55 PM SirAndy
The "quick" way when I was tech'ing... Aug 12 2009, 12:27 AM r_towle remove the bearing....it will be bad then.
Rich Aug 11 2009, 06:01 PM charliew The 914 has a double row rear HUB/AXLE bearing. Th... Aug 11 2009, 06:07 PM URY914 :D
Bad bearing race: Aug 11 2009, 06:37 PM type2man A good way to test the bearings is to speed up to ... Aug 11 2009, 07:17 PM charliew Have you tried putting it in neutral and coasting ... Aug 13 2009, 12:12 AM SirAndy
Have you tried putting it in neutral and coasting... Aug 13 2009, 11:41 AM jcd914
What else could it be besides the wheel bearings?... Aug 13 2009, 01:08 PM yeahmag Andy,
Have you ever changed out the rear bearings... Aug 13 2009, 01:49 PM Phoenix 914-6GT
Andy,
Have you ever changed out the rear bearing... Aug 13 2009, 01:56 PM SirAndy No LSD.
We installed new bearings at the same tim... Aug 13 2009, 02:05 PM McMark I suppose it could be a defective bearing? :confu... Aug 13 2009, 03:25 PM yeahmag I second the running it on a lift. I thought I had... Aug 13 2009, 04:00 PM Nozzle I had my rear bearings pass the wiggle test on a l... Aug 13 2009, 07:28 PM r_towle There is an idea
remove wheel, rotor, caliper and ... Aug 13 2009, 07:30 PM SirAndy
There is an idea
remove wheel, rotor, caliper and... Aug 13 2009, 07:36 PM r_towle funny....I KNEW you would say that...
Seems like ... Aug 13 2009, 07:42 PM DBCooper You'll probably only need to remove the calipe... Aug 14 2009, 08:02 AM  |
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