I but a B16 in my 91 Civic HB and now the guy at the inspection place says I have loose wheel bearings, it was fine in october before I did the swap and had been setting since then. Im kind of confused as to how they are messed up now, after I have not even drivin the car for almost 9 months. Wierd. Also how do I fix this? Can I just buy new bearings? Or does this have something to do with the swap, never heard of this happeneing. Thanks

 

It could be something as simple as not tightening the axle nuts completely.

 

Wheel bearings go bad...its actually pretty common, especially as cars get older.

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Aftermarket bearings are cheaper, obviously.

 

Whichever bearing they say is loose, to check it all you have to do is jack that particular side up; see if you can wiggle the wheel while its torqued down to the hub. Then spin the wheel, see if you hear any "roaring" coming from the wheel while its spinning.

 

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And you will be able to hear a roar when you go down the road. The bearing will also need to be pressed in either by a shop or there are some DIY write ups on here.

Please don't mess around with a bad bearing either. I ignored mine and when it locked up on the highway running 70mph it threw me almost off the right side of the road and I was in the left lane. I was 3 hours from home and 3 hours from my destination...$350 tow home.

 

Also depending on how bad they are they will eat up your tires They ate through some of my Falken ZE 512's in like 2 months.

 

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That's because the bad bearings will also affect your alignment settings.

 

ok thanks for the help