My friend has a 1994 Civic DX. We removed the hub of the rear wheel and spun the rear wheel by its bolts. The wheel spun pretty freely. We took off the rear wheel and hub of my 1993 Civic VX and spun the wheel by the bolts, but it does not spin freely. Might this cause my car to be dragging a little when driving? Is this causing my car to not coast as well as it could or does it mean nothing? Should I get the wheel bearings fixed? I sometimes feel like my car does not roll as well as my friend's. Granted my car has tires that are too big that give the car additional ground clearance and the front tires are what I would call high rolling resistant tires, but I wonder if anyone knows if the sticky ball bearings might be holding my car back from rolling better.

 

wheel bearings is what it is

 

yes, but do you think that the wheels not spinning as freely as my friends could mean the car is not rolling as well? I mean, my car is still easier to push when in neutral than my friend's car (it's only 2100 pounds) but it stands to reason if the wheel bearings are not spinning as freely as my friend's then maybe the car is not rolling as well either?

 

thats the issue, when you roll it or push it does it make a grinding noise?? it will if its the wheel bearings, if its drum and leaks fluid its the rear wheel cylinders, which suck!! lol

 

If I understand your question, then your bearings are having virtually no effect on how the car drives. Trying to spin the wheel by hand may be tough for you but when you sit 2100 pounds on it, it will rotate quite easily as the crank spins. Keep in mind the level of friction between the road and tire that is going to overpower the friction in the bearing.

 

no, there is nothing actually wrong. I mean, the brakes are fine. The wheels don't make any noise. The only thing is the WHEELS DO NOT SPIN AS WELL as my friend's when you spin them by hand with the wheels and drums off. So the question is... does this mean my car is not ROLLING as well when I'm driving down the street? The reason I ask is because I employ the pulse and glide method of driving to saving fuel. In other words, I put it in neutral a lot and coast to save gas. If my car is not rolling well, it's going to effect my coasting distances. So that's why I want to know!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by circuitEG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If I understand your question, then your bearings are having virtually no effect on how the car drives. Trying to spin the wheel by hand may be tough for you but when you sit 2100 pounds on it, it will rotate quite easily as the crank spins. Keep in mind the level of friction between the road and tire that is going to overpower the friction in the bearing. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Okay, thank you. So in other words, that little bit of drag my wheels have is having basically zero effect on the rollability of my car?

 

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Okay, thank you. So in other words, that little bit of drag my wheels have is having basically zero effect on the rollability of my car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

An engineer would tell you that there is of course some effect, but it is so virtually non-existent that it's completely negligible to you. And don't forget the principles of inertia. You have trouble rotating the wheel by hand from a stand still, but once it's moving, it's much easier to keep it moving and the momentum of a 2100 lb car will have no trouble with this.