 Car eats wheel bearings, Whats going on. |
 May 10, 2012 - 10:47 PM
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In the past 5 years of owning this car, i've probably taken it in for heel bearings 5 times for different sides of front wheel bearings to be changed out.
This doesn't seem right and should not be happening this fast. anyone have any insight to what i s going on? I've only been putting in OEM toyota parts, and had them installed by a mechanic from toyota who does side jobs out of his garage on his spare time. I've heard that other daaged parts ( I believe its a damaged hub ) can cause wheels bearings to get chewed up relatively fast. The car also is stored for the winter. The first winter I stored it, i had it parked outside covered up, just sitting and i needed to replace one side, so i thought maybe it was from sitting so long. so the next winter I jacked the whole car up, but still had the wheels on the ground, just not supporting the full weight of the car, and when it came out of storage i needed LCA bushings in the front. Now this past winter I also just parked it and let it sit, and i need a wheel bearing again. Its pretty frustrating having to throw money at the car for the same thing all the time, and an allignment as well, so I was wondering if you guys had any insight as to what could be causing this. I really don't think the way its being stored is causing it, and am leaning more towards a damaged hub, but I could be wrong. I'm curious to hear your guys' experiences on this. And I know forsure the sound its making now is a wheel bearing, it grinds at full lock in reverse, and when turning right it also will grind and make that distinctive wirring sound wheel bearings do (from putting pressure on the driver side due to body roll) however at cruising speeds in a straight line it doesn't make noise unless the wheels are pointed at a specific angle ( I'm sure thats coming though) Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated. -------------------- -Protection mode, For when your amp tries to blow its load. 1995 Toyota Celica GTS - Daily Driver 1999 Chevy Cavalier - Winter Beater 1994 Honda Civic CX Hatchback - Dead My Celica! |
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May 14, 2012 - 1:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '09 From Winnipeg Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Was using OEM bearings.
How quickly were they wearing out? Mine are wearing quicker than they should, bu not extremely quick. 6 to 8 months maybe? I know thats not the best way to estimate the time but thats the best I can do. And its daily driven. -------------------- -Protection mode, For when your amp tries to blow its load. 1995 Toyota Celica GTS - Daily Driver 1999 Chevy Cavalier - Winter Beater 1994 Honda Civic CX Hatchback - Dead My Celica! |
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May 14, 2012 - 2:06 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 14, 2012 - 2:03 PM)  Was using OEM bearings. How quickly were they wearing out? Mine are wearing quicker than they should, bu not extremely quick. 6 to 8 months maybe? I know thats not the best way to estimate the time but thats the best I can do. And its daily driven. Um.. probably 2 races... so 35 Hours or so. Which is a totally different world in terms of wear and forces applied... Actually we haven't had much luck between bad hubs and loosening axle nuts... WHICH there is a TSB for: ALLDATA Online - 1994 Toyota Celica L4-132 2164cc 2.2L DOHC (5S-FE) - Drive Axles - Front Hub Nut Replacement Log Out | HelpAUTOPLEX DBA BLOOMINGTON FORD Select Vehicle | New TSBs | Technician's ReferenceComponent Search: Conversion Calculator 1994 Toyota Celica L4-132 2164cc 2.2L DOHC (5S-FE) Vehicle Level Steering and Suspension Suspension Technical Service Bulletins Drive Axles - Front Hub Nut Replacement Drive Axles - Front Hub Nut Replacement DRIVELINE/DIFFERENTIAL DL001-98 MARCH 6, 1998 TITLE: FRONT AXLE HUB NUT REPLACEMENT MODELS: '92 - '98 TERCEL, PASEO, COROLLA, CELICA, CAMRY '96 - '98 RAV4 Introduction Due to a change of the friction control treatment on the nut thread, both types of Front Axle Hub Nuts (silver and black) for 1992-1998 Tercel, Paseo, Corolla, Celica, Camry and 1996-1998 RAV4s are NOT reusable. NOTE: When replacing the Front Axle Hub Nut the new part must be the same color as the old part. When replacing a Silver nut -- use a NEW Silver nut and when replacing a Black nut -- use a NEW Black nut. Affected Vehicles -1992-1998 Tercel, Paseo, Corolla, Celica, Camry and 1996-1998 RAV4s. Parts Information PART NUMBER PART NAME COLOR 90179-22020 Nut, Axle Hub Silver 90178-22001 Nut, Axle Hub Black Warranty Information © 2012 ALLDATA LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use -------------------- -Mike
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Jun 27, 2014 - 10:08 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '14 From Durham, NC, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (qatar11 @ May 14, 2012 - 3:06 PM) QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 14, 2012 - 2:03 PM) Was using OEM bearings. How quickly were they wearing out? Mine are wearing quicker than they should, bu not extremely quick. 6 to 8 months maybe? I know thats not the best way to estimate the time but thats the best I can do. And its daily driven. Um.. probably 2 races... so 35 Hours or so. Which is a totally different world in terms of wear and forces applied... Actually we haven't had much luck between bad hubs and loosening axle nuts... WHICH there is a TSB for: ALLDATA Online - 1994 Toyota Celica L4-132 2164cc 2.2L DOHC (5S-FE) - Drive Axles - Front Hub Nut Replacement Log Out | HelpAUTOPLEX DBA BLOOMINGTON FORD Select Vehicle | New TSBs | Technician's ReferenceComponent Search: Conversion Calculator 1994 Toyota Celica L4-132 2164cc 2.2L DOHC (5S-FE) Vehicle Level Steering and Suspension Suspension Technical Service Bulletins Drive Axles - Front Hub Nut Replacement Drive Axles - Front Hub Nut Replacement DRIVELINE/DIFFERENTIAL DL001-98 MARCH 6, 1998 TITLE: FRONT AXLE HUB NUT REPLACEMENT MODELS: '92 - '98 TERCEL, PASEO, COROLLA, CELICA, CAMRY '96 - '98 RAV4 Introduction Due to a change of the friction control treatment on the nut thread, both types of Front Axle Hub Nuts (silver and black) for 1992-1998 Tercel, Paseo, Corolla, Celica, Camry and 1996-1998 RAV4s are NOT reusable. NOTE: When replacing the Front Axle Hub Nut the new part must be the same color as the old part. When replacing a Silver nut -- use a NEW Silver nut and when replacing a Black nut -- use a NEW Black nut. Affected Vehicles -1992-1998 Tercel, Paseo, Corolla, Celica, Camry and 1996-1998 RAV4s. Parts Information PART NUMBER PART NAME COLOR 90179-22020 Nut, Axle Hub Silver 90178-22001 Nut, Axle Hub Black Warranty Information © 2012 ALLDATA LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use Does that axle nut TSB you referenced also apply to the 1994 ST 1.8L? |
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jordisonjr Car eats wheel bearings May 10, 2012 - 10:47 PM
njccmd2002 the problem might be the mechanic, bearings need t... May 10, 2012 - 11:44 PM match220 Any abnormality in the suspension system causing a... May 10, 2012 - 11:48 PM trdproven I agree with both, something wrong with how its do... May 11, 2012 - 1:14 AM jordisonjr Pretty sure my rim isn't bent as they are pret... May 11, 2012 - 10:15 AM
match220 QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 11, 2012 - 5... May 11, 2012 - 12:50 PM Special_Edy Its incompetence on the part of the mechanic. Whet... May 11, 2012 - 10:47 AM jordisonjr So you're saying, its not that he is installin... May 11, 2012 - 12:00 PM Special_Edy QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 11, 2012 - 12... May 11, 2012 - 12:49 PM Bitter Either he's not torquing them to the correct s... May 11, 2012 - 8:17 PM jordisonjr Sorry but what are the races May 11, 2012 - 10:12 PM match220 QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 11, 2012 - 5... May 11, 2012 - 10:27 PM jordisonjr Oh yea that makes sense May 12, 2012 - 3:31 PM Bitter Ask him if he's been torquing them with an imp... May 12, 2012 - 5:45 PM zfjohnson07 better yet, ask him how long hes been a mechanic h... May 12, 2012 - 9:01 PM qatar11 Two things possibly
* If the Hubs are shot, you w... May 13, 2012 - 8:47 AM jordisonjr alright so Im going to go ahead and get this done ... May 17, 2012 - 8:19 PM jordisonjr Bump. Anyone? May 21, 2012 - 12:30 PM qatar11 If you scroll up - you'll see I listed the par... May 21, 2012 - 12:45 PM purplegt4 I had a problem with wheel bearings, too. Also ch... May 21, 2012 - 2:13 PM jordisonjr Gatar: Thanks, ended up ordering wheels seals and ... May 24, 2012 - 1:34 PM purplegt4 On the caliper bracket.
You see where the calip... May 24, 2012 - 3:11 PM jordisonjr Thanks a lot, my brakes have been kinda noisy late... May 24, 2012 - 3:51 PM |
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