Hi,

Does anyone here know how to check for a bad wheel bearing because it is hard to narrow down which one is bad. Any advice will be appreciated.

 

jack up front of car (or rear) and grab wheel at 9 and 3 o'clock and shake???


Hopefully someone can bettter explain....

 

I grab at the 6 and 12

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tweakmeister &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I grab at the 6 and 12 </TD></TR></TABLE>

this is correct. 9 and 3 would check for outer or inner tie rod looseness.

 

also, you should take off the axle nut to get a better indication if the bearing is no good

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dan GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also, you should take off the axle nut to get a better indication if the bearing is no good</TD></TR></TABLE>

i disagree. u can have a wheel bearing feel loose with the axle nut off, then tighten it up and the "play" in the bearing will go away.

 

yes, that is a false sense of tightness
a good wheel bearing will have no slop even when the axle nut is off
if u have to depend on the axle nut to hold the bearing together, its gonna take a **** soon

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dan GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, that is a false sense of tightness
a good wheel bearing will have no slop even when the axle nut is off
if u have to depend on the axle nut to hold the bearing together, its gonna take a **** soon</TD></TR></TABLE>

good point, its been 3 1/2 yrs since i was a front end tech. i just replaced my wheel bearings on the front of my civic over the off season. kinda forgot about the point u just made.

 

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