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F_ing Wheel Bearing

F_ing Wheel Bearing

  • Clutch

    Votes: 4 50.0%

  • Brakes

    Votes: 1 12.5%

  • Suspension

    Votes: 3 37.5%
  • Total voters
    8
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JEFFtourCT

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yep.. all those sounds I've been speaking of.. weren't rotors.. its the front left wheel bearing. i picked one up today but I have to wait until monday to get it done..

my mech says not to worry about it.. the tire won't fly off, but im taking it easy. trying not to go over 40-50mph.

but other than that yea.. CSVT 2 Jeff 0. (this car is kicking my arse)

first axle.. now wheel bearing.. i think i should throw a poll up here just for fun.. what's going to go next.

i think brakes. car has around 83,500 miles
 
Hmmmmmm.......:ponder:

Also, something to add to this, if the wheel bearing is not pressed correctly, it will fail very quicky. Second, if the old axle nut is reused, that can also cause it to fail early.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that the side the axle broke on?

Yep, I think you know what I'm getting at here. :rolleyes: I just don't want to see you replace the bearing again soon.
 
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JEFFtourCT said:
CSVT1214 said:
Hmmmmmm.......:ponder:
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yea yea yea.. you said it..

umm.. yea its the same side.. and my mech knows what to do.. hes got to send it out to get machined monday.
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what do you mean by machined? I think you need a new mechanic ... there is no machining involved, you remove the snap rings and press the old bearing out and press the new bearing in and reinstall the snap rings ... any automotive shop should have a bearing press and some parts stores or machine shops ...

for the hell of it you might want to make sure the axle nut is torque correctly to 210 ft/lbs although you might notice it in the brakes if they where not ....


as for wheel bearing going bad, my fathers car needed 3, one was pressed in wrong and lasted a year, my mother car needed a passanger side one, my contour also needed a passanger side bearing and my mystique needed both iirc

at least you didn't have to do this to get the axle out ...

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welcome to the life of owning an svt contour :)

hope you enjoy the ride of PAIN!! lol

I know how you feel and it sucks, these things are outa your control..
 
well he's my buddy.. hes the one that did my axle.. he said it has to be pressed like you guys said.. thats the only reason it has to be sent out.. i have to rock my moms mini van to bring desi back to school.. its weird because all day there was no grinding out of the car.. at all. it's like it fixed itself over night.. what ever.. she's going in tomorrow to get fixed.. and ill have her back tomorrow.. yay.

oh and thanks for the clutch votes you guys.. my driving isn't that bad. ha
 
fixed

fixed

the car is fixed.. as far as i know. i supplied my own wheelbearing.. and my buddy did the labor at the shop, i guess when trying to take something off he broke the tie rod... and i got charge for it at list price.. i just feel like i shouldn't have been charged at all..

now im in despret need for an alignment. brakes have to be done.. ah!
 
that sucks that he charged you for the tie rod.
but was he doing you a favor?
meaning did he cut you a deal on the labor, or was he doing this off the books?
in that case i can see him charging you, at least he only charged you list price.
 
maybe the tie rod was messed up in the first place. i've personally seen one of mine snap in two for no reason when getting one of my wheel brearings replaced. sucked, but my mechanic didn't break it.
 
when i had my wheel bearings done, they recommended i have my tie rods done, so i had em do those and the sway bar links...then an alignment...i think it was only like $475 i was pumped
 
he did it on the books.. one hour. .. the whole tie rod thing, eh, im over it now.. yea it was nice it was at list price.. and it could have been crap to begin with.. the whole alignment thing now is really bothering me. so that has to be done in the next.. er couple of years or so.
 
Jeff, if you don't mind the drive I suggest going here for an alignment, Firestone in Enfield pissed me off so I drove all the way down there from Enfield for an alignment, family has been going here for years


Fetzer Tire Corp
3651 Post Road
Southport, CT

203-255-5771


they deal with a lot of high end cars and they will align the car so it has a very possitive feel and it will track great, this is because they set with toe in and not toe out, makes a hugh difference and they will do it with out having to be asked nor forced to do it right ... go early during the week one morning, get there as they open and you should be in and out in about an hour
 
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