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post May 10, 2012 - 10:47 PM
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jordisonjr



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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.


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post May 21, 2012 - 2:13 PM
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I had a problem with wheel bearings, too. Also check that the caliper sliding pins aren't rust-locked in place (so the calipers would pull/push instead of pinch).

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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   Was using OEM bearings. How quickly were they wear...   May 14, 2012 - 1:03 PM
|- - qatar11   QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 14, 2012 - 2...   May 14, 2012 - 2:06 PM
|- - Langing   QUOTE (qatar11 @ May 14, 2012 - 3:06...   Jun 27, 2014 - 10:08 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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